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Tall Water by SJ Sindu

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Tall Water

A Graphic Novel

SJ Sindu, Dion MBD

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 12, 2025

Reading lane: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Diversity & Multicultural

From Stonewall Honor–winning writer SJ Sindu, author of Shakti , and celebrated illustrator Dion MBD comes a powerful coming-of-age teen graphic novel that follows one girl’s journey to Sri Lanka to reconnect with her long-lost mother during the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.

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Good for readers interested in youngGood for fans of Graphic NovelsGood for readers who enjoy YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Diversity & Multicultural and YA Historical Comics.

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Authors
SJ Sindu, Dion MBD
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 12, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Diversity & Multicultural · YA Historical Comics
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Diversity & Multicultural

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  • YA Survival Stories

  • YA Coming‑of‑Age Comics

  • YA Historical Comics

  • YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Diversity & Multicultural

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  • Coming of Age

  • YA Stories About Parents

  • Historical YA — Asia

  • Asia (YA)

About This Book

From Stonewall Honor–winning writer SJ Sindu, author of Shakti , and celebrated illustrator Dion MBD comes a powerful coming-of-age teen graphic novel that follows one girl’s journey to Sri Lanka to reconnect with her long-lost mother during the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Perfect for fans of Persepolis and Almost American Girl . Ever since she turned sixteen, Nimmi has wanted to see her mother. Though she has a loving but overprotective father and a budding re...

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From Stonewall Honor–winning writer SJ Sindu, author of Shakti , and celebrated illustrator Dion MBD comes a powerful coming-of-age teen graphic novel that follows one girl’s journey to Sri Lanka to reconnect with her long-lost mother during the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Perfect for fans of Persepolis and Almost American Girl . Ever since she turned sixteen, Nimmi has wanted to see her mother. Though she has a loving but overprotective father and a budding relationship, she yearns to travel to Sri Lanka to confront the mother who refused to leave the island during a war, not even for Nimmi’s sake. Her father is going back for the first time as a reporter on assignment, but he refuses to take her, deeming Sri Lanka too dangerous. But then Nimmi's mother appears to her in a dream, asking her to come find her, and Nimmi knows she must go. Her father is livid when he sees her at baggage claim, but by then it’s too late, and he reluctantly agrees to help Nimmi make contact with her mother. In Sri Lanka, Nimmi tags along with her father and his guide, past checkpoints and armed soldiers and increasing hints of the war that rages there. However, the day after Christmas, disaster strikes and a tsunami ravages the island. Stranded amid the devastation and destruction, can Nimmi reunite with her mother? Through her journey, Nimmi might just learn that the person she most needed to find was herself.

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