Book description
An intimate graphic memoir about an American girl growing up with her Egyptian father’s new family, forging unexpected bonds and navigating adolescence in an unfamiliar country—from the award-winning author of I Was Their American Dream.
“What a joy it is to read Malaka Gharib’s It Won’t Always Be Like…
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1 author picked It Won't Always Be Like This as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved this graphic novel because it shows the complexities and beauties of women's relationships and explores ideas of what it means to be a truly free woman, all through a mixed-race, coming-of-age storyline.
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