For as long as she can remember, its been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasnt always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocationfollowing her mothers announcement that shes getting marriedRobin is devastated. Overnight, her life changes. She is dropped into a new school where she doesnt understand the language and struggles to keep up. She is completely cut off from her friends in Seoul and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesnt fit in with her new stepfamily, and worst of all, she is furious with the one person she is closest toher mother. Then one day Robins mother enrolls her in a local comic drawing class, which opens the window to a future Robin could never have imagined.
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