![]() ![]() ![]() What about girls with short haircuts? Or any girl who prefers to wear jeans. She says: “Some people think that any girl who is athletic is a Tomboy. Early in the text Prince offers the dictionary’s definition of a tomboy as: “ a girl with boyish behavior,” though she is quick to identify how subjective this is. These examples offer a glimpse into a young person’s struggle to find an identity that aligns with who they truly are. For example, when Prince joins the Little League she is relegated to the outfield. Her parents embraced Prince’s choice to wear the clothing she wanted, like her baseball hat and favorite hand-me-down blazer, though her preferences weren’t as universally accepted by the outside world. Even at the age of four, the thought of wearing dresses made Prince cry. ![]() Stuck somewhere in “the middle,” Tomboy follows Prince through her formative years on the path toward self-discovery and acceptance. Liz Prince writes about her life as a girl who doesn’t identify with anything “girly”. Tomboy is a charming YA graphic memoir that deals with issues related to bullying and conformity, especially in relation to children who don’t conform to traditional gender roles. This graphic memoir reflects on Prince’s childhood as an oft misunderstood tomboy and is a tale of growing up under the confusing lens of gender stereotypes. This year Banned Book Week focuses on comics and graphic novels, which coincides nicely with the conclusion of our reading of Tomboy by Liz Prince. ![]()
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