In Limbo
by Deb JJ Lee
20 Total Resources 7 Awards 4 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian American
Year Published 2023
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Subject Headings
- Lee, Deb JJ--Childhood and youth--Comic books, strips, etc
- Identity (Psychology)--Comic books, strips, etc
- Friendships
- Mothers and daughters
- Travel
- Women immigrants--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Comic books, strips, etc--Comic books, strips, etc
- Mothers and daughters--Juvenile literature
- Suicidal behavior--Juvenile literature
- High school students--Biography
- Teenagers--Mental health
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Parents
- Korean Americans
- Childhood and youth of a person
- Teenagers--Mental health--Comic books, strips, etc
- Women cartoonists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Asian American & Pacific Islander
- Women cartoonists
- Korean Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Graphic novels--Comic books, strips, etc
- Korean American families--Comic books, strips, etc
- Women cartoonists--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Social Topics
- Women cartoonists--Biography
- Female friendship--Comic books, strips, etc
- Mother-daughter relationship
- Women immigrants--Biography
- Women's friendships
- Suicidal behavior--Comic books, strips, etc
- Lee, Deb JJ--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Teenagers--Comic books, strips, etc
- Korean Americans--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Lee, Deb JJ--Travel--Korea (South)--Juvenile literature
- Mother-daughter relationship--Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Female friendship--Juvenile literature
- High school students--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Homosociality
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile literature
- Korean American families
- Mothers and daughters--Comic books, strips, etc
- Lee, Deb JJ--Travel--Korea (South)--Comic books, strips, etc
- Female friendship
- Teenagers
- Teenagers--Mental health--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 7

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2024

Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
If you find a 3rd party resource that isn't accessible to you, please email the name and link of the resource, as well as any details about your needs, to accounts@TeachingBooks.net.
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their X (formerly Twitter) handles.