02534cam a2200433 i 4500 553544618 TxAuBib 20220411120000.0 210520s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021939649 9780063067776 hardcover 0063067773 hardcover TxAuBib rda Gao, Laura,. Messy roots [Print] : a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese-American / Laura Gao, Laura Gao. First edition. New York : Balzer + Bray, 2022. 269 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Messy Roots is a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt, and deeply engaging story of their journey to find themself--as an American, as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, as a queer person, and as a Wuhanese American in the middle of a pandemic."--Malaka Gharib, author of I Was Their American Dream After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos 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. Ages 14 up Balzer + Bray. Grades 10-12 Balzer + Bray. 20220411. Gao, Laura Juvenile literature. Gao, Laura Juvenile literature. Comic books, strips, etc. Sexual minority students Texas Biography Juvenile literature. Sexual minority students Texas Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Wuhan (China) Juvenile literature. Wuhan (China) Comic books, strips, etc. Chinese Americans Texas Biography Juvenile literature. Chinese Americans Texas Comic books, strips, etc. Immigrants Texas Biography Juvenile literature. Immigrants Texas Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Gao, Laura,. TXTLL