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Almost American girl an illustrated memoir  Cover Image Book Book

Almost American girl [graphic novel] : an illustrated memoir / Robin Ha.

Ha, Robin, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocation--following her mother's announcement that she's getting married--Robin is devastated. Overnight, her life changes. She is dropped into a new school where she doesn't understand the language and struggles to keep up. She is completely cut off from her friends in Seoul and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesn't fit in with her new stepfamily, and worst of all, she is furious with the one person she is closest to--her mother. Then one day Robin's mother enrolls her in a local comic drawing class, which opens the window to a future Robin could never have imagined"--Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062685094 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 227 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
13-UP.
08-UP.
Subject: Ha, Robin > Juvenile literature.
Emigration and immigration > Comic books, strips, etc.
Immigrants > Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers and daughters > Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenage girls > Comic books, strips, etc.
Koreans > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Korean American families > Comic books, strips, etc.
Women immigrants > Comic books, strips, etc.
Women illustrators > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Graphic novels.
Autobiographical comics.
Nonfiction comics.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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