Losing It in Translation

Eleven-year-old Nhia Silver Lee is visiting her Hmong grandparents, but she doesnt speak their language, at least not very well. Enter: Anxiety. Nhia fears she wont be able to connect with her grandparents due to this language barrier. Fortunately, while helping her grandpa on the farm and cooking with her grandmother, Nhia discovers that words arent the only way to show love. Written by Sheelue Yang, this graphic novel is a darkly humorous, normalizing exploration of coming-of-age anxiety through the lens of an authentic pre-teen girl.