Kiko is biracial (White and Asian) and struggles to fit in socially (an outcast) and with her cultural identity. Her parents are divorced and she lives with her mom and her dad is remarried with kids. She has two siblings Taro (oldest) and Shoji (the youngest). Starfish is a story about a teenage girl named Kiko. 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.įrom debut author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, heartbreaking story of identity, family, and the beauty that emerges when we embrace our true selves. 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.
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.īut then Kiko doesn’t get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. Synopsis: Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. Blog Tour: “Starfish” by Akemi Dawn Bowman – Review & Giveaway! About The Book
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