Bibliograph

Tonta

Type

Label

Tonta

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Rated PA

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Tonta

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Summary

Hot off the heels of Hernandez's last graphic novel masterpiece, Is This How You Seem?, comes Tonta, a stand-alone graphic novel that shines a light on the family tree of one of Hernandez's most memorable characters of the past several years, the teenaged Tonta. Though a self-styled loner, Tonta is forced to confront her fractured and damaged family history during a weekend stay with her half-sister, Vivian. While visiting, Tonta's stepfather is shot a home during a botched burglary, which leads to the discovery of family secrets that require Tonta to confront some unpleasant truths that she's previously managed to suppress or remain ignorant of

Target audience

adult

Classification