The First Time She Drowned
Quotes from the Book
The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?
Joy is a precious thing. And precious things are few. So we learn to hold on to them.
My past and present selves speak two different languages.
To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost
Your yearning, your desire to be other than what you are, may well be your undoing.
And she knew then how it must feel to want to live desperately.
This little book took me eight years to earn. PASSPORT United States of America Was it worth the last eight years of my mother's life? And what sort of daughter does that make me?
My past and present selves speak two different languages
And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?
The space between two shores is the ocean... and being caught in between feels like drowning
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About Trung Le Nguyen
About the book
Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it might change everything. An amazing YA graphic novel that deals with the complexity of family and how stories can bring us together.
Real life isn't a fairytale.
But Tiến still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tiến, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through?
Is there a way to tell them he's gay?
A beautifully illustrated story by Trung Le Nguyen that follows a young boy as he tries to navigate life through fairytales, an instant classic that shows us how we are all connected. The Magic Fish tackles tough subjects in a way that accessibl
Book details
- First published
- 2020
- Author
- Trung Le Nguyen
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Goodreads rating
- 4.48 (32k ratings)
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