01975cam a2200337 i 4500 340383438 TxAuBib 20180226120000.0 170207s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016045829 9781481487726 18.99 1481487728 18.99 eng rda TxAuBib rda Bowman, Akemi Dawn. Starfish [BOOK] / Akemi Dawn Bowman. New York : Simon Pulse, 2017. 343 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she's thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn't quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin. But then Kiko doesn't get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. So when she receives an invitation from her childhood friend to leave her small town and tour art schools on the west coast, Kiko jumps at the opportunity in spite of the anxieties and fears that attempt to hold her back. And now that she is finally free to be her own person outside the constricting walls of her home life, Kiko learns life-changing truths about herself, her past, and how to be brave. Provided by publisher. HL670L Lexile. 20180226. Identity (Philosophical concept) Young adult fiction. Sex crimes Young adult fiction. Mothers and daughters Young adult fiction. Multiracial people Young adult fiction. Family problems Young adult fiction. Self-perception Young adult fiction. Artists Young adult fiction.