Samancı, OÌzge, 1975-

Dare to disappoint : growing up in Turkey / OÌzge Samanci. - First edition. - 190 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm

"Margaret Ferguson Books."

"As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980 and 90s, Ozge Samanci watched as her country struggled between its traditional religious heritage and the new secular westernized world of brand-name products and television stars. In Ozge's own family, she struggled to figure out the place where she belonged, too. Her older sister was a perfect student, and her dad hoped Ozge would study hard, go to good schools, and become an engineer to find stability in their country's uncertain economic climate. But Ozge was a dreamer and wanted adventure. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Costeau? Or should she become a world-famous actress? This touching memoir shows how Ozge dared to overcome both her family and her country's expectations to find happiness by being an artist"--



9780374316983 (paperback)

2015000704


Samancı, OÌzge, 1975- --Juvenile literature.
Samancı, OÌzge, 1975- --Comic books, strips, etc.


Artists--Turkey--Juvenile literature.
Artists--Turkey--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Art.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage.


Turkey--History--1960---Juvenile literature.
Turkey--History--1960---Comic books, strips, etc.


Graphic novels.

NX565.Z9 / S26 2015

700.92 B