Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey

Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected Ozge, like her sister, to become an engineer. She tried to hear her own voice over his and the religious and militaristic tensions of Turkey and the conflicts between secularism and fundamentalism. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? A stage actress? Would it be possible to please everyone including herself?
In her unpredictable and funny graphic memoir, Ozge recounts her story using inventive collages, weaving together images of the sea, politics, science, and friendship.

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 11/17/2015
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780374316983
Age: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 179415 / Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2015
Booklist 11/15/2015 pg. 35
Publishers Weekly 11/09/2015
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2016 pg. 115
Shelf Awareness 12/29/2015
School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 126

About the Author
Ozge Samanci is an artist and an assistant professor. She was born in Izmir, Turkey, and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.