02633cam a2200433 i 4500 623511550 TxAuBib 20210610120000.0 180921s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781770463486 paperback 1770463488 paperback (OCoLC)1053581791 NLC NLC eng eng rda rda rda YDX BDX rda YDX OCLCQ NLC OCLCF UKMGB OCLCO WYL OCLCO SOM ZVR OCLCO JSE TXI JAS CLE ZQP CTL IHX GZD TxAuBib BDX OCLCQ NLC OCLCF UKMGB OCLCO WYL OCLCO SOM ZVR OCLCO JSE TXI JAS CLE ZQP CTL IHX GZD TxAuBib rda Flowers, Ebony, author. Hot Comb / By Ebony Flowers. First edition. [Montra, Qubc : Drawn & Quarterly, [2019] 180 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story "Hot Comb" is about a young girl's first perm--a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming "too white" in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. In "Virgin Hair" taunts of "tender-headed" sting as much as the perm itself. It's a scenario that repeats fifteen years later as an adult when, tired of the maintenance, Flowers shaves her head only to be hurled new put-downs. Realizations about race, class, and the imperfections of identity swirl through Flowers' stories and ads, which are by turns sweet, insightful, and heartbreaking."-- Provided by publisher. Accelerated Reader AR UG 3 1 517784. 20210610. Flowers, Ebony Comic books, strips, etc. Women, Black Social life and customs Comic books, strips, etc. Women, Black Race identity Comic books, strips, etc. Hairdressing of Black people Comic books, strips, etc. Hairdressing of Black people Social aspects Comic books, strips, etc. Hair Social aspects Comic books, strips, etc. Beauty, Personal Social aspects Comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Autobiographical comics. TXKPL