Dare to disappoint : growing up in Turkey

The Resource Dare to disappoint : growing up in Turkey
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Dare to disappoint : growing up in Turkey
Title remainder
growing up in Turkey
Statement of responsibility
Özge Samanci
Creator
Artist
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"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"--
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
  • 700.92
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
NX565.Z9
LC item number
S26 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Target audience
juvenile

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