Until We Meet Again
$61.42
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2026
Summary
Lily isn’t sure where home is anymore. Her family is constantly on the move, resettling in different towns across Canada and, eventually, in Shanghai, China. Her father plays the role of primary caregiver while her mother is absent for long periods of time. When she reappears, her strange behavior turns Lily’s life upside down. As Lily enters her college years, she strives to better understand her family and her place in the world. But can she escape the inherited trauma passed down by her immigrant parents?
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250884237 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250884233 |
| Author: | Lily Kim Qian |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Imprint: | First Second |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 584g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 160mm x 225mm |
| Audience Age: | 14 |
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Critics Review
A Kids’ Indie Next List Pick
“Qian’s debut graphic novel is affecting and resonant… Perfect for fans of Sarah Myer’s Monstrous and Thien Pham’s Family Style.” –PUBLICATION, starred review
“The saturated, limited color palette of this visually stunning work underscores the heavy emotions. Particularly affecting is Qian’s pronounced use of black, which replicates the recurring absences that marked her young life.” –Kirkus, starred review
“Qian’s background as a designer shines through colorful pages, delivering brilliant, lineless illustrations that accurately capture the muddled feeling of revisiting complicated memories.” –School Library Journal
“Despite a disjointed narrative through line, Qian’s art seems to speak to the unspeakable, to capture what words cannot say.” –Booklist
“Qian illustrates her childhood with such detail and heart that the resulting book is not only a catharsis but something close to a cure.” –BookPage
“In beautiful images, Qian talks about what it means to feel abandoned by a parent, to have to abandon places and people you love–and to abandon yourself as a result. In fragmentary scenes, the author gently reveals herself to us as she reconstructs her childhood and youth in search for a new identity.”
–Nora Krug, author of Belonging and Diaries of War
“Lily Kim Qian’s beautiful colors and symbolic and poetic illustrations soothe wounded hearts. Until We Meet Again is a touching story of courage and warmth for anyone who has fallen and is trying to get back on their feet.”
–Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, author of Grass and Dog Days
“A swirling menagerie that sweeps you up in unique paneling and limited color palette.”
–Deb JJ Lee, award-winning author of In Limbo
Lily Kim Qian
Lily Kim Qian is a Chinese-Canadian artist based in New York. She graduated with a BFA in illustration from Parsons the New School of Design in 2021. Along with her illustration practice, she works as a junior designer at Penguin Young Readers. In her spare time, Lily enjoys volunteering at animal shelters and hanging out with her very own cat assistant, Edgar. Until We Meet Again is her debut graphic novel.
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