Book jacket image for Age 16 by Rosena Fung

Annick

9781773218335

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Age 16

With its unique multigenerational approach, Age 16 expertly tackles perceptions of weight, self-worth and parental conflict.

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Review of ‘Age 16’

Rosena Fung’s much-lauded debut, Living with Viola, explored the mental health and cultural challenges faced by a middle school girl. Her second graphic novel, Age 16, is an excellent examination of a familiar theme—a teenage girl trying to find herself—which Fung explores more fully through depicting the inheritance of trauma and misunderstandings over generations.

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Interview with Rosena Fung

Rosena Fung weaves together the stories of three generations in Age 16.

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