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Hungry ghost Cover Image Book Book

Hungry ghost [graphic novel] / Victoria Ying ; color by Lynette Wong.

Ying, Victoria, (author,, artist.). Wong, Lynette, (colourist.).

Summary:

"Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend, Jordan, knows that she has been bingeing and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself reassessing her priorities, her choices, and her body. The path to happiness may lead her away from her hometown and her mothers toxic projections--but first she will have to find the strength to seek help."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250767004 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 198 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : First Second, 2023.
Subject: Chinese Americans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Coming of age > Comic books, strips, etc.
Eating disorders > Comic books, strips, etc.
Fathers > Death > Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship > Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers and daughters > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Coming-of-age comics.
Graphic novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch YA Ying 31681010321420 YADULT GN Available -

Victoria Ying is an author and artist living in Los Angeles. She started her career in the arts by falling in love with comic books, which eventually turned into a career working in animation and graphic novels. She loves Japanese curry, putting things in her shopping cart online and taking them out again, and hanging out with her dopey dog. Her film credits include Frozen, Moana, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, and Paperman. She the illustrator of the DC Comics graphic novel Diana: Princess of the Amazons and the author and illustrator of her original graphic novels City of Secrets, and Hungry Ghost.


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