In limbo
Title
:
In limbo
Personal Author EPSB
:
Deborah, Lee
Summary
:
Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health plummeting, resulting in a suicide attempt. But Deb is resilient and slowly heals with the help of art and self-care, guiding her to a deeper understanding of her heritage and herself.
Year Published
:
2023
Physical Description
:
339 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm
Personal Subject
:
Lee, Deborah-Childhood and youth-Comic books, strips, etc.
Lee, Deborah-Travel-Korea (South)-Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject
:
Women cartoonists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Korean Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Female friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenagers -- Mental health -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers and daughters -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Geographic Term
:
New Jersey -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre
:
Autobiographical comics
Nonfiction comics
Coming-of-age comics
Graphic novels
Summary
:
Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health plummeting, resulting in a suicide attempt. But Deb is resilient and slowly heals with the help of art and self-care, guiding her to a deeper understanding of her heritage and herself.
ISBN
:
9781250252654
9781250252661
Publisher
:
New York : First Second, 2023.
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
---|
Jasper Place | 741.5 LEE | Book | 30071000679345 | Graphic Novels |