Age 16
by Rosena Fung
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Pub Date 02 Jul 2024 | Archive Date 02 Jul 2024
Annick Press Ltd., Annick Press

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Description
A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about three generations of mothers and daughters passing down and rebelling against standards of gender, race, beauty, size, and worth, for fans of Mariko Tamaki.
Sixteen-year-old Roz is preoccupied with normal teenage stuff: navigating high school friendships, worrying about college, and figuring out what to wear to prom. When her estranged Por Por abruptly arrives for a seemingly indefinite visit, the already delicate relationship between Roz and her mother is upended. With three generations under one roof, conflicts inevitably arise and long suppressed family secrets rise to the surface.
Told in alternating perspectives, Age 16 shifts seamlessly between time and place, exploring how this pivotal year in adolescence affects three women in the same family, from Guangdong in 1954 to Hong Kong in 1972, and Toronto in 2000.
Award-winning creator of Living with Viola Rosena Fung pulls from her own family history in her YA debut to give us an emotional and poignant story about how every generation is affected by those that came before and affect those that come after.
A Note From the Publisher
Please note that body image and disordered eating are covered throughout this story. We advise those who find these topics potentially triggering to proceed carefully and at their own pace.
Advance Praise
"Age 16 is a needed reminder that we are all echoes from wartimes and generations past, a crucial addition to the AAPI graphic memoir collective. Painful but kind, holistic without stretching too thin, this book will live in my head for a long time." —Deb JJ Lee, creator of In Limbo
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781773218335 |
PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 312 |
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