Starfish cover

Starfish

Akemi Dawn Bowman

352 pages

About this book

Kiko Himura yearns to escape the toxic relationship with her mother by getting into her dream art school, but when things do not work out as she hoped Kiko jumps at the opportunity to tour art schools with her childhood friend, learning life-changing truths about herself and her past along the way.

Themes
Heartfelt & EmotionalSelf-DiscoveryWhat Does It All Mean?Melancholic & NostalgicIdentity and self-acceptanceThe weight of family expectationsThe search for belongingHealing through art
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