A Small Change
Finding the Joy in Everyday Things (a Korean Graphic Novel)
Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · March 19, 2024
"When I tie up my hair, it feels like I'm wearing a new pair of shoes." A young woman is out in the world for the first time, living on her own.
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- Who it’s for
- Everyday changes meet the quiet pleasure of trying a new hairstyle.
- Genres
- YA Coming-of-Age Comics, YA Romance Comics, Finding Your Footing
- Published
- Tuttle Publishing, March 19, 2024
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"When I tie up my hair, it feels like I'm wearing a new pair of shoes." A young woman is out in the world for the first time, living on her own. When she decides to tie up her hair one day, she embarks on a journey of small, almost imperceptible but important changes. Relationships develop, problems emerge and decisions are made. As the year progresses and she navigates the ins and outs of daily life, she also discovers new ways of styling her hair.
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Because nothing stays the same—and sometimes, changing your hairstyle can have a deep impact on your life. In twelve sensitive episodes, this charming coming-of-age novel includes step-by-step instructions for each hairstyle our heroine wears. For young people influenced by K-pop, K-beauty and K-drama, it introduces the Korean concept of so-hak-hang—the belief that small pleasures like a movie night with friends, painting your nails or trying a new hairstyle are a simple but reliable means of finding true joy.
Small Shifts
Everyday changes meet the quiet pleasure of trying a new hairstyle.
Come here for
- Coming-of-age scenes built around small, meaningful changes
- A Korean take on finding joy in everyday pleasures
Expect
- Twelve sensitive episodes following a year of daily life
- Step-by-step instructions for each hairstyle
Where it sits
| YA Coming-of-Age Comics | 99% |
|---|---|
| Finding Your Footing | 42% |
| YA Romance Comics | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Coming-of-Age Comics
- Graphic Social Topics
- Girls & Women
- Authors
- Rae-hyeon Kim
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Published
- March 19, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- YA Coming-of-Age Comics