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Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel — Content Guide for Parents

By Amini, SaraGraphixISBN 9781338797411240 pages
Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel

Found in this book

  • Race & cultureCentral

Not found

  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Through a mix of humor and heart, this charming middle grade graphic memoir explores evolving friendships, puberty mishaps, and finding a place to belong. Perfect for fans of Real Friends, The New Girl, and Pizza Face. Things are getting hairy! What could go wrong on the first day of sixth grade? A: You wake up with leg hair out of nowhere. B: You have zero classes with your BFF and watch her run off with her new (annoying) friend. C: You struggle to decide which school club to join because being mixed race makes you feel like you don't belong anywhere. D: All of the above. SERIOUSLY?! At first, Sara's got mixed feelings about middle school. But she finds comfort in TV -- whether she's watching it, performing her favorite scenes, or imagining her life is a show itself. So when she joins drama club, Sara discovers a community where she can be anything she wants -- including herself. Has Sara finally found a place to fit in? Or will she instead find herself buried under her growing leg hair and off-stage friendship drama? In Sara Amini's semi-autobiographical story, navigating life as a mixed-race girl has never been more hilarious or heartfelt, with family, friendship, and fuzz all at the forefront of this laugh-out-loud and painfully relatable middle-school memoir.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Sara, whose mother is Colombian and father is Iranian, is told she is not Latina or Persian enough, and her mother is mistreated over her language and accent.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have race & culture?

    Found (Central): Sara, whose mother is Colombian and father is Iranian, is told she is not Latina or Persian enough, and her mother is mistreated over her language and accent.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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