Landing in Place: A Graphic Novel - Paperback

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Landing in Place: A Graphic Novel - Paperback

Name: Landing in Place: A Graphic Novel - Paperback
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SKU: 9780735229457
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by Sherine Hamdy

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Book Overview

A poignant coming-of-age graphic novel about an Egyptian American girl grappling with college, her family, and the political realities of her wider world.

Anisa 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.

When 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.

ISBN	9780735229457
Author	Sherine Hamdy
Publisher	Kokila
Genre	Young adult and Comics & graphic novels
Format	Paperback
Published	May 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	320
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Teens & young adults and Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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Sherine Hamdy is 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 Our Bodies Belong to God and co-creator of the graphic novel Lissa. She co-edits ethnoGRAPHIC, an academic series that publishes works integrating ethnography and comics for the University of Toronto Press.

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