Dare to disappoint :
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TextPublisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780374316983 (paperback)Subject(s): Turkey | Artists | Samanci, Özge, 1975- -- Juvenile literature | Samanci, Özge, 1975- -- Comic books, strips, etc | Artists -- Turkey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Artists -- Turkey -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc | JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Art | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage | Turkey -- History -- 1960- -- Juvenile literature | Turkey -- History -- 1960- -- Comic books, strips, etcGenre/Form: Graphic novels.DDC classification: 700.92 | B LOC classification: NX565.Z9 | S26 2015Other classification: JUV008000 | JNF007010 | JNF007050 Online resources: Cover image Summary: "As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980 and 90s, Ozge Samanci watched as her country struggled between its traditional religious heritage and the new secular westernized world of brand-name products and television stars. In Ozge's own family, she struggled to figure out the place where she belonged, too. Her older sister was a perfect student, and her dad hoped Ozge would study hard, go to good schools, and become an engineer to find stability in their country's uncertain economic climate. But Ozge was a dreamer and wanted adventure. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Costeau? Or should she become a world-famous actress? This touching memoir shows how Ozge dared to overcome both her family and her country's expectations to find happiness by being an artist"-- Provided by publisher.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Books | Main Library Comics (C) | C .S263 2015 | Available | 17663 |
"Margaret Ferguson Books."
"As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980 and 90s, Ozge Samanci watched as her country struggled between its traditional religious heritage and the new secular westernized world of brand-name products and television stars. In Ozge's own family, she struggled to figure out the place where she belonged, too. Her older sister was a perfect student, and her dad hoped Ozge would study hard, go to good schools, and become an engineer to find stability in their country's uncertain economic climate. But Ozge was a dreamer and wanted adventure. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Costeau? Or should she become a world-famous actress? This touching memoir shows how Ozge dared to overcome both her family and her country's expectations to find happiness by being an artist"-- Provided by publisher.