| Portion of title |
Graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American |
| Abstract |
"After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffaloes and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars--at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter. Insightful, original, and hilarious, toggling seamlessly between past and present, China and America, Gao's debut is a tour de force of graphic storytelling." -- description from publisher's website. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 14 and up |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 7 and up |
| Awards note | Chinese American Librarians Association Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book, 2023. |
| Genre/form | Comics (Graphic works) |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographical comics. |
| Genre/form | Graphic novels. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction comics. |
| Genre/form | Queer comics. |
| Genre/form | LGBTQ+ autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Queer autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | LGBTQ+ graphic novels. |
| Genre/form | LGBTQ+ comics. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographical comics. |
| Genre/form | Queer comics. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction comics. |
| Genre/form | Graphic novels. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Comics (Graphic works) |
| LCCN | 2021939649 |
| ISBN | 9780063067776 (trade bdg.) |
| ISBN | 0063067773 (trade bdg.) |
| ISBN | 9780063067769 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0063067765 (paperback) |
| Stock number | Harpercollins Childrens Books, Attn Elaine Nealon 53 Glenmaura National Blvd Ste 300, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507-2132 SAN 200-2086 |
