03431cam a2200589 i 4500 540116622 TxAuBib 20211203120000.0 200124s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062685100 hardcover 0062685104 hardcover 9780062685094 paperback $12.99 0062685090 paperback $12.99 (OCoLC)1137374420 TxAuBib rda Ha, Robin,. Almost American girl [(GRAPHIC)] : an illustrated memoir / Robin Ha. First edition. New York, N.Y. : Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] 227 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "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. 20211203. 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. Women immigrants Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Women illustrators Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Korea Comic books, strips, etc. Alabama Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels Authorship Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Comics (Graphic works.) Autobiographies. Biographies. Autobiographical comics. Nonfiction comics.