{"product_id":"landing-in-place-a-graphic-novel-by-sherine-hamdy","title":"Landing in Place: A Graphic Novel by Sherine Hamdy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant coming-of-age graphic novel about an Egyptian American girl grappling with college, her family, and the political realities of her wider world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnisa is following in her sister Reem's footsteps: She's a freshman at her sister's alma mater, she's on the same premed track, and she's inherited Reem's old hotpot, mini-fridge, and textbooks. Even though Anisa would prefer to study art, her parents discount that as a valid career choice. The path laid out before her starts to crumble as Anisa feels she doesn't belong--either in her organic chemistry class or among the other Muslim students on campus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Anisa fails her first semester, she begs her parents to let her take time off to visit Cairo and stay with her beloved grandfather. Finally free to have her own experiences, Anisa begins a journey of self-discovery and, as she bumps up against familial, societal, and religious expectations, she starts to develop her own artistic voice. When Anisa returns to the United States, many of these expectations shift, but she learns to draw on the love of friends and family--including those she's often at odds with--in order to stay true to herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★ \"A measured, thoughtful, and complex coming-of-age story. Visually engaging...widely accessible...[and] emotionally resonant.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★ \"Refreshing, timely, and well developed, this exploration of the idea of home reminds readers that the world is so much bigger than our living rooms.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherine Hamdy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a medical anthropologist who teaches courses on comics, Middle East culture, and literary anthropology at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Bodies Belong to God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand co-creator of the graphic novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLissa\u003c\/i\u003e. She co-edits ethnoGRAPHIC, an academic series that publishes works integrating ethnography and comics for the University of Toronto Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMyra El Mir \u003c\/b\u003etells stories through images--from picture books to comics, to activist posters. She grew up in Batha, Lebanon, and studied fine arts and gender studies. Myra is a co-founder of Space 27, a former artists' community house in Beirut, and of Research by Comics, bringing artists and scholars together. She currently lives with her dog, Jeanie, and cat, Fara.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"You Belong Books and Crafts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46653511958727,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/3258\/5671\/files\/landinginplace.gif?v=1781383876","url":"https:\/\/youbelongbooksandcrafts.com\/products\/landing-in-place-a-graphic-novel-by-sherine-hamdy","provider":"You Belong Books and Crafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}