Firebird
By (Author) Sunmi
Illustrated by Sunmi
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperAlley
8th February 2024
17th August 2023
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Children's / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Children's / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and gro
Children's / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees
741.5
Paperback
320
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
697g
Sunmis gorgeous two-color teen graphic novel debut examines the power of resilience and reinvention, following the lives of Caroline and Kim, two queer, Asian American teenagers growing up in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, as they forge an unexpected connection.
Caroline Kim is feeling the weight of sophomore year. When she starts tutoring infamous senior Kimberly Park-Ocampoa charismatic lesbian, friend to rich kids and punks alikeCaroline is flustered . . . but intrigued
Their friendship kindles and before they know it, the two are sneaking out for late-night drives, bonding beneath the stars over music, dreams, and a shared desire of getting away from it all.
A connection begins to smolder . . . but will feelings of guilt and the mounting pressure of life outside of these adventures extinguish their spark before it catches fire