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.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Jasper Place741.5 LEEBook30071000679345Graphic Novels