Bibliograph

Tomboy, a graphic memoir, Liz Prince

Type

Label

Tomboy, a graphic memoir, Liz Prince

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

HL460L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tomboy

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Responsibility statement

Liz Prince

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, UG, 3.5, 2, 172616

Sub title

a graphic memoir

Summary

Tomboy is a graphic novel about refusing gender boundaries, yet unwittingly embracing gender stereotypes at the same time, and realizing later in life that you can be just as much of a girl in jeans and a T-shirt as you can in a pink tutu. A memoir told anecdotally, Tomboy follows author and zine artist Liz Prince through her early childhood into adulthood and explores her ever-evolving struggles and wishes regarding what it means to "be a girl." From staunchly refuting anything she perceived as being "girly" to the point of misogyny, to discovering through the punk community that your identity is whatever you make of it, regardless of your gender, Tomboy is as much humorous and honest as it is at points uncomfortable and heartbreaking

Target audience

adolescent

Classification