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Dare to disappoint : growing up in Turkey / �Ozge Samanc�.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780374316983 (paperback)
  • 0374316988 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 700.92 B 23
LOC classification:
  • NX565.Z9 S26 2015
Other classification:
  • JUV008000 | JNF007010 | JNF007050
Online resources: Summary: "As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980's and 90's, �Ozge Samanc� 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 Cousteau? 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"--
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Book Karen H. Huntsman Library Howell Children's Literature Collection--Main Level HOW J 700.92 Sa42d Available 38060007456452
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"As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980's and 90's, �Ozge Samanc� 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 Cousteau? 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"--

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