Tomboy : A Graphic Memoir (CD-Audio)

from Brainannex

Good, not great, story of a young girl who just isn't very girly. Some very funny and cringe-worthy moments, but not a superstar graphic novel.

from bluepigeon

Tomboy is an insightful and funny look at life of not belonging. Perhaps one of the most fundamental ways a child can or cannot belong is at the level of gender identity, and Liz Price's stories of her childhood (mis)adventures in that realm are as touching as they are entertaining. All in all, P...

from klburnside

I really liked this book. It is a memoir written in graphic novel form and deals with mostly issues of gender norms and societal expectations of girls. I found it accurately captured a lot of confusion of adolescence and the struggles to maintain confidence and happiness when you don't feel like ...

from howifeelaboutbooks

Graphic novel about a girl who has always dressed in what's comfortable, which just so happens to make her look like a boy. A good discussion of identity and gender and how to deal with stereotypes.

from Kaethe

There has been rather a lot of attention to the particular problems of transgender children lately: news accounts of parents being supportive and being so violently opposed to their child's identity that suicide becomes the only option.Prince's story is set at the edge of those: as a girl she hat...