Almost American Girl - An Illustrated Memoir

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.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Ha, Ha Robin
• Assisted by: Robin Ha (Illustration), Ha Robin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 99
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780062685100
• ISBN: 978-0-06-268510-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Humor, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Women *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Art / Cartooning *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Family / Parents *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Comics & Graphic Novels / History *, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees