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100 1  Gharib, Malaka,|eauthor,|eillustrator. 
245 10 I was their American dream :|ba graphic memoir /|cMalaka 
       Gharib ; coloring by Toby Leigh. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bClarkson Potter, Publishers,|c[2019] 
264  4 |c©2019 
300    156 pages :|bchiefly color illustrations ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
520    "I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age 
       story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who 
       come to America in search for a better life for themselves
       and their children. The daughter of parents with 
       unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her 
       childhood chasing her parents' ideals, learning to code-
       switch between her family's Filipino and Egyptian customs,
       adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater 
       boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding
       onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid.
       Malaka Gharib's triumphant graphic memoir brings to life 
       her teenage antics and illuminates earnest questions about
       identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight 
       into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of 
       millennial children they raised. Malaka's story is a 
       heartfelt tribute to the American immigrants who have 
       invested their future in the promise of the American 
       dream."--Amazon. 
600 10 Gharib, Malaka|vJuvenile literature|vComic books, strips, 
       etc. 
650  0 Immigrants|zUnited States|vBiography|vJuvenile literature
       |vComic books, strips, etc. 
650  0 Cartoonists|zUnited States|vBiography|vJuvenile literature
       |vComic books, strips, etc. 
650  0 Racially mixed people|vBiography|vJuvenile literature
       |vComic books, strips, etc. 
650  0 Filipino Americans|vBiography|vJuvenile literature|vComic 
       books, strips, etc. 
650  0 Egyptian Americans|vBiography|vJuvenile literature|vComic 
       books, strips, etc. 
650  0 American Dream|vJuvenile literature|vComic books, strips, 
       etc. 
650  7 Racially mixed people.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01086595 
650  7 Filipino Americans.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00924194 
650  7 Egyptian Americans.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00903919 
650  7 Cartoonists.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00848081 
650  7 American Dream.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01738531 
650  7 Immigrants.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00967712 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  0 Young adult literature. 
655  7 Graphic novels.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01726630 
655  7 Biographical comics.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01921595 
655  7 Comic books, strips, etc.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423722 
655  7 Graphic novels.|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographical comics.|2lcgft 
700 1  Leigh, Toby,|ecolorist. 
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  GRAPHIC 92 GHARIB    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Department  GRAPHIC 92 GHARIB    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Teen New Books  GRAPHIC YF GHARIB    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  GRAPHIC NOVEL I WAS THEIR AMERICAN DREAM    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  GRAPHIC NOVEL I    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  GRAPHIC B GHARIB MALAKA G    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  GRAPHIC NOVEL GHARIB    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Whiton Branch - Basement Materials  GRAPHIC NOVEL GHARIB    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Graphic Novel  FIC-GHARIB    Missing
 New Britain, Main Library - Young Adult  YA 92 GHARIB, M    Check Shelf