Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

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Random House Graphic
13 January 2021

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

Ti?n loves his family and his friends...but Ti?n 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.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by the New York Public Library.

Kirkus Reviews.

Booklist.

Publishers Weekly

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 Fishtackles tough subjects in a way that accessible with readers of all ages, and teaches us that no matter what-we can all have our own happy endings.

By: Trung Le Nguyen
Imprint: Random House Graphic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 146mm,
ISBN: 9780593125298
ISBN 10: 0593125290
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 13 January 2021
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Trung Le Nguyen, also known as Trungles, is a comic book artist and illustrator working out of Minnesota. He received his BA from Hamline University in 2012, majoring in Studio Art with a concentration in oil painting and minoring in Art History. He has contributed work for Oni Press, BOOM! Studios, Limerence Press, and Image Comics. He is particularly fond of fairy tales, kids' cartoons, and rom-coms of all stripes. The Magic Fish is his debut graphic novel.

Reviews for Magic Fish

Warm, loving family and friends are a refreshing alternative to immigrant stories that focus on family problems. Beautifully illustrates how sharing old stories can be the best way to learn how to share new ones. --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review The magic happens here on every page, the perfection personified by debut author/artist Nguyen's autobiographical homage to the infinite power of storytelling. --Booklist, Starred Review Nguyen's poignant debut captures the perspectives of, and essence of the bond between, a parent and child, proving that language--and love--can transcend words. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review How do you tell stories within stories within stories? Ask Trung Le Nguyen, who seamlessly blends family history, fairy tales, and a 1998 coming-out tale in this remarkable intergenerational graphic novel. --The Bulletin, Starred Review [A] gorgeously-drawn... story of a first-generation Vietnamese American who is struggling with coming out to his parents. --Forbes