Dare to disappoint : growing up in Turkey / Özge Samancı
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TextEdition: First editionDescription: 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN: 9780374316983; 0374316988Subject(s): Samancı, Özge, 1975- -- Juvenile literature | Samancı, Özge, 1975- -- Comic books, strips, etc | Artists -- Turkey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Artists -- Turkey -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc | Turkey -- History -- 1960- -- Juvenile literature | Turkey -- History -- 1960- -- Comic books, strips, etcLOC classification: NX565.Z9 | S26 2015Online resources: Cover image Summary: "As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980's and 90's, Özge Samancı watched as her country struggled between its traditional religious heritage and the new secular westernized world of brand-name products and television stars. In Özge'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 Özge would study hard, go to good schools, and become an engineer to find stability in their country's uncertain economic climate. But Özge was a dreamer and wanted adventure. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? Or should she become a world-famous actress? This touching memoir shows how Özge dared to overcome both her family and her country's expectations to find happiness by being an artist"--
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | GRAPHIC/921/ÖZGE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500035221 |
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"As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980's and 90's, Özge Samancı watched as her country struggled between its traditional religious heritage and the new secular westernized world of brand-name products and television stars. In Özge'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 Özge would study hard, go to good schools, and become an engineer to find stability in their country's uncertain economic climate. But Özge was a dreamer and wanted adventure. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? Or should she become a world-famous actress? This touching memoir shows how Özge dared to overcome both her family and her country's expectations to find happiness by being an artist"--
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