Full name: How The World Was: A California Childhood

Author: Emmanuel Guibert Year: 2012 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Graphic Novels, Biographies Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Barns&Noble Amazon Google Books LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781596436640 1596436646

Describes the childhood of World War II veteran, Alan Cope, including his idyllic California home, his family members, and the tragic death of his mother when he was eleven years old. Similar books: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Mom's Cancer by Brian Fies Tomboy by Liz Prince Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel Andre The Giant: Closer To Heaven by Brandon Easton Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Blankets by Craig Thompson One Hundred Demons by Lynda Barry We Must Be Gods by Mel Hynes The Dumbest Idea Ever! by Jimmy Gownley In Real Life by Cory Doctorow California Dreamin' by Penelope Bagieu The Man Who Grew Young by Daniel Quinn Days of the Bagnold Summer by Joff Winterhart I Would Lick It For Hours by Mel Hynes You Are Here by Kyle Baker Fagin the Jew by Will Eisner Gentleman Jim by Raymond Briggs Arab in America by Toufic El Rassi