Description
A breathtaking and gut-wrenchingly real graphic memoir of the struggles of an adolescent girl processing the trauma of childhood sexual assault. An immigrant at the age of six, she arrived in a strange new world. Karina was labeled "different" immediately, and a desire to be invisible was born. The "different" label expanded to "weird" and "freak", terms that she fervently embraced. By taking society's critique, owning it, and taking pride in it, she gained power over it. In a life overshadowed by fear, Karina wanted control. If something was going to ruin her life it would be her and her alone.
About the Author
Karina Shor is an illustrator, a cartoonist, and a teaching artist. Karina has illustrated many children's books under the name Alina Gorban, but this is her debut as an author. She grew up in a small town outside of Tel Aviv, Israel, after she immigrated from the former Soviet Union. She received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, and now lives between Brooklyn, New York and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Book Information
ISBN 9781951491253
Author Karina Shor
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Street Noise Books
Publisher Street Noise Books
Major review attention
National media
Online/social media promotion
Academic marketing
Buzz mailings to mental health organizations
Potential strategic partnerships: Graphic Medicine
Promotion through the author's Twitter account: @chick_flick_unlimited
Bookseller/Library promotions:
- Blad giveaways to librarians and educators who attend the NY Public Library Programming at NYComicCon, and the Brooklyn Book Festival.
- Graphic novel panels at ComicCon@Home and at ALA Annual.
About the Author
Karina Shor is an illustrator, a cartoonist, and a teaching artist. Karina has illustrated many children's books under the name Alina Gorban, but this is her debut as an author. She grew up in a small town outside of Tel Aviv, Israel, after she immigrated from the former Soviet Union. She received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, and now lives between Brooklyn, New York and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Book Information
ISBN 9781951491253
Author Karina Shor
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Street Noise Books
Publisher Street Noise Books
