Doodles From The Boogie Down

Meet Steph, an eighth grader, an only child, and a budding artist. It’s that time of school when one must start applying for high school. Her desire of being an artist is not appreciated at home, but will Steph’s dream come true with support from her art teacher?

“𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻” is a great semi-autobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about immigrant experience, following one’s true calling and loads of translanguaging. Enjoyed it thoroughly!