Bibliograph

Dare to disappoint, growing up in Turkey, Özge Samancı

Type

Label

Dare to disappoint, growing up in Turkey, Özge Samancı

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 14-17

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dare to disappoint

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

904144199

Responsibility statement

Özge Samancı

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 4.1, 2.0, 179415.

Sub title

growing up in Turkey

Summary

As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980 and 90s, 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"Growing up on the Aegean Coast in Turkey, Özge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected Özge, like her sister, to become an engineer. Her country had deep conflicts between secularism and fundamentalism. Amid all this clamor, Özge tried to listen to her own voice. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? A stage actress? Would it be possible to please everyone including herself? In her surprising and funny graphic memoir, Özge recounts her story using inventive collages and weaving together images of the sea, politics, science, and friendship."--taken from front cover flap

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1. The other side -- Chapter 2. First-grade teacher -- Chapter 3. Atatürk -- Chapter 4. To die for -- Chapter 5. Pink ruler -- Chapter 6. Single channel -- Chapter 7. Istanbul -- Chapter 8. Zero -- Chapter 9. Approval -- Chapter 10. Broken radio -- Chapter 11. Hunting ground -- Chapter 12. Potato -- Chapter 13. Sun behind the clouds -- Chapter 14. In between -- Chapter 15. Beginning

Target audience

adolescent

Creator