Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

Laura Gao
(Graphic Novels - GN 921 Gao Gao)

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's attracted to girls.


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