Book Queeries: Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American In-Person
Register below to attend this book club for teens and receive a FREE copy of the book while supplies last. This month's book is Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American.
Explore LGBTQIA+ representation in books! Teens across the gender and sexuality spectrum are welcome to attend and engage in fun dialogue and activities, snacks provided. For teens / grades 6-12. Meets at the Out Boulder County Pride House on the first Thursday of the month at 5 p.m.
Boulder Public Library would like to thank everyone who has generously donated to the Boulder Library Foundation. Your financial support funds library programs such as Summer of Discovery, BoulderReads, the Teen Space, BLDG 61 and many more.
- Date:
- Thursday, Mar 7 2024
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- *Off-Site, *Off-Site
- Audience:
- Ages 12 to 18 Ages 9 to 11
- Categories:
- Discussion Group
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
About Laura Gao:
Laura Gao (she/they) is a queer author, illustrator, bread vacuum, and everything in between. Gao immigrated from China to Texas, where their career blossomed from doodling on Pokémon cards to being featured on NPR, the Library of Congress, the MoCA, and most notably, their parents’ fridge. Their works include the viral webcomic, “The Wuhan I Know”, and the bestselling graphic memoir, Messy Roots, which was created in collaboration with Weiwei Xu.