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Title Almost American girl : an illustrated memoir / Robin Ha.
Author Ha, Robin, author, illustrator.
Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
©2020
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Location Call No. Status
 Alafaya  741.5973 HA    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  741.5973 HA    Check Shelves
 South Creek  741.5973 HA    Check Shelves
 Southeast  741.5973 HA    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description 227 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
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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.
Subject Ha, Robin -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Authors, American -- Virginia -- Falls Church -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Emigration and immigration -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Immigrants -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers and daughters -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Single mothers -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenage girls -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Koreans -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Stepfamilies -- Comic books, strips, etc.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Korean American families -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Korean Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Authorship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels -- Authorship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women immigrants -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women illustrators -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Korea -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Alabama -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre Graphic novels.
Autobiographical comics.
Nonfiction comics.
ISBN 9780062685100 (hardcover)
0062685104 (hardcover)
9780062685094 (paperback) : $12.99
0062685090 (paperback)