Red lipstick isn’t just a makeup choice―it’s the emblem of an era

polished stones becomes a brilliant turning point in the girl’s grief

Even if the words are a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast

And what does HE do when he figures it out

Names and Faces: A Graphic Memoir Children's Books on Lions Red lipstick isn’t just aA graphic memoir in essays examining the in betweenness of being mixed race and the cultural confrontations inherent to forging one's identity Who are you? What are you? And how does it feel to be you? Leise Hook was asked these intrusive questions so many times growing up that they haunted her like ghosts. Born to a Chinese mother and white American father, and growing up in Michigan, Tokyo, and Virginia, Leise Hook was never sure where she fit in.