ARC Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

Paperback. Storage-wear.

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Synopsis: An Illustrated Memoir. 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, has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, nexpectedly become 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. At home, she doesn't fit in with her new stepfamily.

And worst of all is that she is furious with the one person she's 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.

+A timely comic memoir that tackles important themes.

+ Perfect for fans of Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka and American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang + An incrediblly compelling and poignant mother-daghter story from a bestselling author who is new to YA