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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Continental Drifter is a snapshot of a summer in the life of the author when she was 11 years old. She grew up in Thailand with an American father and a Thai mother and attended an international school. She goes to America in the summer to visit her Dad's family in Maine. This is her struggle to fit in either place, to understand her family dynamics, and to find who she is and who she wants to be.
This book touched on so many topics and at such a vulnerable and questioning age. I really don't think that the author could have done a better job. I appreciated that she touched not only on the things that she disliked about her family and circumstances, but also what she did like. I loved the learning moments she had throughout the book and that she said that she still struggles with accepting herself. The visuals she put out there when the family members were keeping their feelings to themselves was spot on.
This book touched on so many topics and at such a vulnerable and questioning age. I really don't think that the author could have done a better job. I appreciated that she touched not only on the things that she disliked about her family and circumstances, but also what she did like. I loved the learning moments she had throughout the book and that she said that she still struggles with accepting herself. The visuals she put out there when the family members were keeping their feelings to themselves was spot on.
An engaging story about coming of age and trying to figure out who you are when you don't feel like you fit in anywhere. A good companion read with Halfway There by Christine Mari.
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I received a review copy on NetGalley for an honest review.
A wonderfully illustrated graphic memoir by Kathy MacLeod. Kathy is Thai and American and lives in Thailand with her parents and older sister. Her father is American and her mother is Thai. Kathy feels suspended in both worlds. When Kathy and her family go to America Kathy is excited. She's going to summer camp for the first time and cannot wait to make new friends. Yet, when she gets there it's not exactly as she's planned. She feels like an outsider because she doesn't look like everyone else and neither does her family. The only thing that seems to help is writing in her diary. Can Kathy close the gap she feels being from two different worlds?
Readers will fall in love with Kathy's story and her storytelling abilities. Muted cool toned spreads helps show the anxiety that Kathy is feeling.
A wonderfully illustrated graphic memoir by Kathy MacLeod. Kathy is Thai and American and lives in Thailand with her parents and older sister. Her father is American and her mother is Thai. Kathy feels suspended in both worlds. When Kathy and her family go to America Kathy is excited. She's going to summer camp for the first time and cannot wait to make new friends. Yet, when she gets there it's not exactly as she's planned. She feels like an outsider because she doesn't look like everyone else and neither does her family. The only thing that seems to help is writing in her diary. Can Kathy close the gap she feels being from two different worlds?
Readers will fall in love with Kathy's story and her storytelling abilities. Muted cool toned spreads helps show the anxiety that Kathy is feeling.
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I loved this story of Kathy, Thai-American tween spending her summer at camp in Maine.
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A story for people who always feel like they’re on the outskirts, MacLeod poignantly captures her struggles with not feeling at home in one place or another and how her summers in Maine have impacted her.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Xenophobia
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