Age 16

by Rosena Fung

Book Overview

One of Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024

A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about how mothers and daughters pass down--and rebel against--standards of size, gender, race, beauty, and worth.

Guangdong, 1954 Sixteen-year-old Mei Laan longs for a future of freedom, and her beauty may be the key to getting it. Can an arranged marriage in Hong Kong be the answer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773218344
• ISBN13: 9781773218342
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Annick Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12