![]() The woods have a peace about them that is powerful enough to curb the stormy swells of emotions that rage throughout her.ĭespite her youth, Will has a keen awareness of the world … just not always the tools and support she needs to cope with it. After suffering a terrible loss, the woods are one of the few places that Will isn’t smothered by grief and shame. In Mai Nguyen’s debut graphic novel Pilu of the Woods the androgynous and bespectacled “Will” is of the precocious child achetype–she has an affinity for recognizing even obscure plants, and has facts about just about any of the flora out of there in the lush forest beyond her cozy white cottage. ![]() ![]() Pilu of the Woods ’s protagonist, Japanese-American elementary schooler Willow has monsters. ![]()
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