Review: Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha is a must read graphic novel memoir of Chuna, a 14 year old Korean girl, who has a strong mother striving for the best for both her and her daughter. When a vacation to America becomes a move to Alabama, Chuna’s life is turned upside down. She has been uprooted without goodbyes, but she looks for the positives, finds an American name, Robin, and meets her new family. She begins school and ventures through days and days of trying to understand English, make friends, and connect. Although trying to remain positive for mom, while finding solace with her art, she cannot help missing her friends from home, her comics, and her favorite foods. Will Robin ever find America to be home? Is Alabama and her new step-father good for Robin? What will Robin’s future hold?

Robin Ha shares her life story and I am so happy she shared it with the reader. Her resilience, her honesty, her determination, and her heart will bring you to root for her as she shares struggles through high school, which are already a challenge, but in a new country, state, and feeling alone...Wow! Robin mentions in the acknowledgements- “Writing a memoir is like wearing your heart on your sleeve for the world to see.” Your heart and your mother’s heart have touched my heart and will impact readers to come!

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