A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story-and a coming home
story-set between a New Jersey suburb and Seoul South Korea. 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. This stunning debut graphic memoir
features page after page of gorgeous evocative art perfect for Tillie Walden fans. It's a
cross section of the Korean-American diaspora and mental health a moving and powerful read in
the vein of Hey Kiddo and The Best We Could Do .
