This is an intimate graphic memoir about the author growing up in America, but traveling to Egypt at least once a year to stay with her father and his new family.

This graphic novel is an autobiographical account of the author’s journey from the Middle East to Dearborn Michigan.

“Like a vine sprung overnight, we were reaching & wretched upon this mortal soil & even so we are undiminished. If just for this newborn day, let us take back our lives.”

“When it all feels out of control, hold on to the things that truly matter. Because what feels like the end is sometimes the beginning.”

This graphic novel is a romantic comedy that also involves kleptomania. The story is about parties in high school and trying to fit in as well.

“Every time I Struggled to fit into the world around me, I thought if I flew far away enough, the perfect home would magically appear. But when your roots are tangled up across so many different places, that perfect world may not exist.”

Ben Cook who just graduated college with a major in English. He moves in with a few college friends and starts looking for work in his field.

“I love Nick. I love Nick so, so much. But what I’ve realized through all of this is that we need other people too. Siblings. Parents. Friends. More friends. A therapist. Even teachers, sometimes. That doesn’t mean our relationship isn’t strong. If anything… I think we’re stronger now.”

“That feeling that's half doubt - But half hope, too. And it feels like your heart's a helium balloon that's going to float away? Or just... pop?”

“My abuela is outta church. You know how she gets when I don’t answer her calls.”

“When people see tears, they stop listening to your hands or your words or anything else you have to say. And it doesn't matter if the tears are angry or sad, frightened or frustrated. All they see is a girl crying.”