Nearly twenty years ago, a teenage Kate Lavut chopped off her hair, jumped on a bus and rode across Canada through the United States to Mexico. Oh, and she was dressed as a boy.rnA graphic novel for young adults, CHiCO is a true story about a teenager who defies parents, shocks friends and disguises as a member of the opposite sex.

CHiCO
by Kate Lavut
- Finalist — The QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature in 2017
About the book
