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Drawing from Memory
Allen Say

Scholastic Press
September 1, 2011 / ISBN 978-0545176866
Teen Graphic Novel
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Reviewed by Jan Fields

Though short as a picture book, this book is much more -- part memoir, part graphic novel, it covers Allen Say's own journey to becoming an artist, despite his own father's rejection of the "scruffy" artistic life. Say combines his lovely soft watercolor illustrations with photos, maps, and cartoons to produce a truly fascinating background for his story. This is a fantastic book for anyone on an artistic journey of his or her own.

Reviewer Jan Fields is the editor of Kid Magazine Writers emagazine and has written dozens of stories and articles for the children's magazine market.
Reviewed 2011
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