Halfway There - A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery

"A Japanese American college student reconnects with her roots in Tokyo, Japan, while wrestling with feelings of loneliness, depression, and cultural identity confusion"--

About the author

Christine Mari is a comic artist based in Los Angeles, California. When she was fifteen years old, she wrote her first book, Diary of a Tokyo Teen, an illustrated travelogue detailing one summer in Japan. Her artistic journey continued in her online comics, which deal with topics ranging from her multiracial identity to navigating adulthood and the joys and challenges of daily existence. She loves rainy days and grocery store birthday cake. This is her first graphic novel. Christine invites you to visit her at christinemari.com or follow her Instagram @christinemaricomics. 

Summary

A poignant graphic memoir from rising star Christine Mari, following her college year abroad in Japan, as she struggles to reconcile both sides of her mixed-race identity.

Foreword

A poignant graphic memoir from rising star Christine Mari, following her college year abroad in Japan, as she struggles to reconcile both sides of her mixed-race identity.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Mari
• Publisher: Little Brown USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2024
• EAN: 9780316416726
• ISBN: 978-0-316-41672-6
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Graphic Novels, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women