# The Boy from Clearwater

- **Brand:** Levine Querido
- **Price:** $19.99
- **Catalog:** chroniclebooks
- **Retailer:** chroniclebooks
- **Product URL:** https://go.cosimo.shop/r/gAAAAABq8iRHHQESMVbzHxt_YaHZjuMZ8c0o8TlemZRBDyxRKmr8Sk_-JRAOHnCgTxyTKlez6Zeu4RGciQddZzCMElGCQf52tCqk8xtrrJj7F6WQdaeuLiEGAMNRBH2QBNXLA-rndN_l0CwjMVrH2i18LYYyrIMV8JoD7Lf7sN1o3Px9kAwp3ohT4Y7uK_NlBF-mYq82p4PWeNh2Vay9HGT17LT5RA5XrmM2xS4wOA-6di9xp_rwYk5pf-APEEO9KJSxi6dsRdRYbaets3Tdik_a9BBdxj3O_lU3bP6_OqEL0wg5fODBe3tqzLGPyYPwRNWpPr3R0lr9zyA-x637c4uQFclCljJzhcZuyHoLAMTl-dvGmdJ28G-eajZQr6GGrqX946mB6z9SQExuuF9sXzQDKsVZt_CvmqXWr-nIkt18ZnoKlzmaw0XdfgwOom2ju2zBRDFcDhEY4k3mrztf4GXQFaWOD5f8WA==
- **GTIN:** 9781646142804
- **Availability:** In stock

## Summary

The Boy from Clearwater, a historical graphic novel depicting the history of Taiwan through a personal life story, featuring an illustrated cover with a circular red-toned vignette and blue typography.

## Description

Freeman Book Award WinnerGLLI Translated YA Book Prize HonoreeAn incredible true story in graphic novel form that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history of Taiwan, an island claimed and fought over by many countries, through the life story of a man who lived through its most turbulent times.Part One: Taiwan, 1930s. Tsai Kun-lin, an ordinary boy born in Chingshui, recounts a carefree childhood despite the Japanese occupation: growing up happily with the company of nursery rhymes and picture books on Chingshui Street. As war emerges Tsai's memories shift to military parades, air raids, and watching others face conscription into the army. It seems no one can escape. After the war, the book-loving teenager tries hard to learn Mandarin and believes he is finally stepping towards a comfortable future; but little does he know, a dark cloud awaits him ahead.Part Two: Taiwan, 1950s. In his second year at Taichung First Senior High School, Tsai is arrested simply for joining a book club and subsequently tortured, deprived of civil rights, and sent to Green Island for "reformation." Lasting until his release in September 1960, Tsai, a victim of the White Terror era, spends ten years of his youth in prison on an unjust charge. But he is ready to embrace freedom.Experience parts one and two of the tour-de-force graphic novel series that took Taiwan by storm – parts three and four coming May 2024. P R A I S E ★ “The stupendous achievements here are many: a synergistic literary success; a historic record of twentieth-century Taiwan; the remarkable account of a boy’s life; and a triumph of translation.”—Booklist (starred) “A story of persistence, both hopeful and chilling, and a powerful vision of the personal implications of Taiwan’s mid-century history.”—School Library Journal  “Stunning.”—Kirkus

## Variants

- **In stock:** 1 of 1

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## Additional Attributes

- **ISBN:** 9781646142804
- **Size:** 6.625 x 9
- **tags:** Book, CHBooks, CHBooks:Teens, Discount-OK, ENT:General Non-Fiction, F23, Filter:By Age_Teen, Filter:Category_New, Filter:Type_Graphic Novel, Filter:Type_Paperback, Filter:Type_YA Novels, Gift:Back to School, Group:We Need Diverse Books
- **Pages:** 352
- **Format:** Paperback
- **vendor:** Levine Querido
- **authors:** Yu Pei-Yun, Zhou Jian-Xin, Lin King
- **subtitle:** Book 1
- **shopify handle:** the-boy-from-clearwater
- **Publication Date:** 11/28/2023

## Enrichment

- **Type:** graphic novel
- **Type Synonyms:** comic book, illustrated book, non-fiction graphic novel
- **Tags:** hardcover, illustrated, biography, historical narrative
- **Styles:** artistic, narrative
- **Category Path:** Media > Books > Print Books
- **Genre:** Biography, Comics & graphic novels, History, War, Young adult
- **Language version:** ENG- English
- **Target audience:** Teens & young adults
- **Canonical Brand:** Levine Querido

## Images

- ![Image 1](https://cdn.storerouter.ai/558f98f06b73cc478a3fdd51baf9b7b1/c7633996eac25f67af2ef38f437e1bf1.jpeg)

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