Gharib, Malaka.

I was their American dream : a graphic memoir / Malaka Gharib. - 1st ed. - New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2019] - 1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Publishers Weekly, February 2019 Kirkus Starred, February 2019 Booklist, March 2019 Library Journal web only, February 2019 School Library Journal starred, June 2019

"The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents' ideals, learning to code-switch between her family's Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid"--Amazon.com.

Young Adult Follett School Solutions.



9780525575115


Children of immigrants--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
Racially mixed people--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
Filipino Americans--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
Egyptian Americans--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
American Dream--Comic books, strips, etc.


Autobiographical comics.
Graphic novels.

PN6727.G5 / Z46 2019

305.9/06912/0973