https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o Mary Kogge, Amy Roper, & Elizabeth Steele en-us 2022-04-17 22:59:20 UTC 2025-11-15 22:20:13 UTC hello@padlet.com anr43 https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2146276037 Almost American Girl by Robin Ha is about a girl and her mother who move to Huntsville, Alabama from Korea. Robin thinks they are just there for a visit, but soon finds out they are there to stay because her mother is getting married. Robin is in shock. New country, new language, new school, new friends, and so much more. Later on in the book we learn that the marriage for Robin's mom and stepdad is not working out. Robin and her mother make another move to Virginia. Virginia is a new start for them both.    ]]> 2022-04-17 23:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2146276037 anr43 https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2146276379 Pages 78-79 conveys the strong emotions with having the graphic occupy the entire space on the page. 

]]> 2022-04-17 23:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2146276379 anr43 https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2146276529 Panel: The panels are mostly rectangles and squares of different sizes throughout the graphic novel. The frames where Robin is expressing emotions like happiness the colors are brighter, whereas when she is expressing anger or frustration the colors are darker.
Gutter:  Flow of panels does not past the midline gutter.  Box around group of panels to give space between panels and gutter.  This space is decreased with panels that go outside the border. 
Image: Most images are drawings, and most are up close. Frames where she is expressing emotions like happiness, the colors are brighter, whereas when she is expressing anger, they are darker. Frames with stronger emotions have rays. Then there is a flashback to her time in Korea, the frames are darker, and the story is blue rather than black. The dialog is black except when she is talking to her new Korean friends at her new school.
Text: The text goes hand in hand with the graphics. The text is mainly black, and when it is blue that is when they seem to be speaking Korean. ]]> 2022-04-17 23:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2146276529 anr43 https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2146276660 Our group recommends the book. This book would be great for middle/high school students. The book show struggles of everyday life. Dealing with family relationships, friendships, being new. We think teachers should read the book as well. As a teacher reading this book we can get a better insight on what students feel. A lot of our students can relate to Robin. ]]> 2022-04-17 23:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2146276660 https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2147314055 Pages 106-107 are where Robin is imagining herself with her favorite comic book hero and the adventures that they go on together in a life that is completely different from her own real life.]]> 2022-04-18 17:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anr43/b595prpprnhoyg4o/wish/2147314055