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Almost American girl : 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: 9780062685100 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0062685104 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780062685094 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 0062685090 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 227 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]

Content descriptions

Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG+ 3.4 2 2 507208
Subject: 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.
Comics (Graphic works)
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Autobiographical comics.
Nonfiction comics.

Available copies

  • 39 of 41 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 41 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC 92 HA (Text) 50687011689349 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC 92 HA (Text) 50686015580223 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library YA B HA (Text) 37268003087566 AHMFL YA Biography Available -
Altoona Area Public Library YAG 741.5 HA (Text) 33240004892322 Young Adult Graphic Available -
Cambria County Library jGRAPHIC Ha (Text) 85131001720649 CACM Juvenile Fiction Available -
Dover Area Community Library Teens HA Graphic (Text) 34217000818310 Teen Area Available -
Emmaus Public Library YA B HA (Text) 36446002030479 Young Adult Biography Available -
Gettysburg Library YABIOG HA (Text) 35740635644875 Young Adult Graphic Novel Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) GN 921 HA (Text) 92523278 GFWM Main Room Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Teens HA Graphic (Text) 34007002474075 Teen Area Available -


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