Starfish
by Akemi Dawn Bowman
"Kiko paints what she cannot say out loud. This year, she finally leaves the house that silences her."
Kiko Himura's social anxiety has a source: a mother who diminishes her at every turn. When art school rejection collides with an old friend's reappearance, Kiko gets one chance to escape west and find out who she is when nobody's editing her. Raw, validating and full of art.
Worth knowing
William C. Morris Award finalist.
