Two Filipino siblings juggle school struggles and family food truck duties while uncovering magical folklore dangers.
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Two Filipino siblings juggle school struggles and family food truck duties while uncovering magical folklore dangers.
BLOG | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE Doing my routine scroll through the Libby app turned out to be a delightful experience this past week when I stumbled upon the charming and engrossing graphic novel Mabuhay by Zachary Sterling. I’ll admit, my main motivation for downloading it was the fact that the author and illustrator is half-Filipino, which added to my growing collection of Filipino books and helped me check off another item on my reading challenge for 2024.
will contain mild spoilers
No sexual content depicted.
Moderate magical battles with mythical creatures; some physical injury depicted.
No profanity or strong language depicted.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQIA+ characters or themes depicted.
No religious themes present.
Major focus on Filipino magic, mythology, and folklore with witches and portals.
No evidence found in available sources.
Minor themes of cultural identity and fitting in as immigrants.
No self-harm or suicide themes depicted.
Minor depictions of bullying and racism, including internalized racism.
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