How to Draw a Secret
$15.99 USD
paperback/graphic novel
For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Sisters and Jen Wang’s Stargazing comes the empowering autobiographical story of a young Taiwanese American artist struggling to find her voice to save what matters most.
Twelve-year-old Cindy relishes drawing flawless images, but she is stumped by an art contest prompt: “What family means to me.” No one at school can know that Cindy’s dad moved back to Taiwan four years ago, so Cindy sketches out the perfect plan to draw the perfect picture while keeping her parents’ separation secret.
Then an unexpected trip to Taipei reveals devastating new secrets. Suddenly everything from Cindy's art to her family is falling apart. With her dream of perfection in tatters, Cindy must figure out how to draw from her heart and share her secrets. But can she really reveal the truth, messy lines and all?
Cindy Chang was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and holds degrees in education and computer science. She works as a digital product designer in addition to writing and illustrating children’s books. How to Draw a Secret is her first book.
“A moving portrayal of a family processing fraught, messy changes.” -Kirkus Reviews
“The sunny color palette and emotive facial expressions inject lightheartedness into the tween’s grappling with her parents’ secrets and her own shifting perspective. Readers will root for her growth as an artist and budding adolescent as she embraces the sometimes messy parts of life.”
-Publishers Weekly
“[A] vital story of protecting and ultimately shattering the facade of a perfect family. Cindy is able to create a new vision of her family, literally, through the medium of her artwork. Honest and heartfelt.” -School Library Journal
ISBN: 9780358659655
272 pages 8 in H | 5.5 in W | 1.3 lb WtPlease select all options.