2017 selection · Graphic novels

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

Name: The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
Author: Thi Bui
ISBN: 9781419718779

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around biography & memoir, nonfiction, comics & graphic novels, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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