Passport
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Summary
An unforgettable graphic memoir by debut talent Sophia Glock reveals her discovery as a teenager that her parents are agents working for the CIA
Young Sophia has lived in so many different countries， she can barely keep count。 Stationed now with her family in Central America because of her parents' work， Sophia feels displaced as an American living abroad， when she has hardly spent any of her life in America。
Everything changes when she reads a letter she was never meant to see and uncovers her parents' secret。 They are not who they say they are。 They are working for the CIA。 As Sophia tries to make sense of this news， and the web of lies surrounding her， she begins to question everything。 The impact that this has on Sophia's emerging sense of self and understanding of the world makes for a page-turning exploration of lies and double lives。
In the hands of this extraordinary graphic storyteller， this astonishing true story bursts to life。
Young Sophia has lived in so many different countries， she can barely keep count。 Stationed now with her family in Central America because of her parents' work， Sophia feels displaced as an American living abroad， when she has hardly spent any of her life in America。
Everything changes when she reads a letter she was never meant to see and uncovers her parents' secret。 They are not who they say they are。 They are working for the CIA。 As Sophia tries to make sense of this news， and the web of lies surrounding her， she begins to question everything。 The impact that this has on Sophia's emerging sense of self and understanding of the world makes for a page-turning exploration of lies and double lives。
In the hands of this extraordinary graphic storyteller， this astonishing true story bursts to life。
Reviews
Her Bookish Obsession
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This was unexpected and I feel kind of bad rating a true story but here we are。 The trigger warnings were absolutely necessary and though the storyline was unexpected， I enjoyed reading about Sophia all the same。Passport is Sophia Glock’s coming-of-age story。 We follow her tumultuous teenage thoughts and feelings as she comes of age in a foreign country， surrounded by people she’s not sure are really her friends and parents who are secretive and distant。 I greatly appreciate that the book talked This was unexpected and I feel kind of bad rating a true story but here we are。 The trigger warnings were absolutely necessary and though the storyline was unexpected， I enjoyed reading about Sophia all the same。Passport is Sophia Glock’s coming-of-age story。 We follow her tumultuous teenage thoughts and feelings as she comes of age in a foreign country， surrounded by people she’s not sure are really her friends and parents who are secretive and distant。 I greatly appreciate that the book talked about colonization and poverty in Central America and that it touched on activism and consent。 I loved the portrayal of Sophia's friends， her family's worries and nonchalance regarding their constant migration by her siblings and the protagonist's genuine emotions。Overall， this was a very interesting read that emphasize on many things we tend to miss。 。。。more
Robin Pelletier
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Sophia has to move often。 Her parents tell her and her family that they move for their jobs。 She changes schools often and she has to adapt to different situations。 When you/she find（s） out what her parents do for a living， it comes as no surprise。 Sophia has to rectify her American identity with her cultural immersions and that's hard to do for anyone。 This is a coming of age graphic memoir like none other。 What I loved most: the cover of this graphic novel。 I LOVE the boxes opening and turning Sophia has to move often。 Her parents tell her and her family that they move for their jobs。 She changes schools often and she has to adapt to different situations。 When you/she find（s） out what her parents do for a living， it comes as no surprise。 Sophia has to rectify her American identity with her cultural immersions and that's hard to do for anyone。 This is a coming of age graphic memoir like none other。 What I loved most: the cover of this graphic novel。 I LOVE the boxes opening and turning into buildings。 I also loved the muted colors that juxtapose with the drama of the story。 I felt like I was growing up with Sophia。 I also adored her dog in this one！ 。。。more
Melancholic Blithe ⚡
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I honestly don't know how to go about reviewing a memoir， mainly because the author is sharing their own experiences。Passport is a graphic novel so one thing I want to share is that the art is really good！ I liked how it was easy to navigate through the story and I especially liked to see how the character's expressions changed minusculely yet evidently。 A YA read at its peak， it discussed a few really important themes - of family bonding， friendships， relationships， romance and sex， identifying I honestly don't know how to go about reviewing a memoir， mainly because the author is sharing their own experiences。Passport is a graphic novel so one thing I want to share is that the art is really good！ I liked how it was easy to navigate through the story and I especially liked to see how the character's expressions changed minusculely yet evidently。 A YA read at its peak， it discussed a few really important themes - of family bonding， friendships， relationships， romance and sex， identifying oneself and how basically everything around you affects you massively。 Trigger warnings: suicide， mention of hurricane， mention of gun violence， I received an arc copy of the book in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Lazyfeline89
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Qotd: Are you a fan of graphic novels？ I personally love them as they are concise and easy to read， even while dealing with heavy issues。Today is my tourstop for PASSPORT （a young adult graphic memoir） by Sophia Glock published by @llittlebrownyoungreaders conducted by tbrbeyondtours 。 Synopsis: Sophia never stays at one place。 Her family is constantly moving and so is she。 One day ， she accidentally sees a letter which unveils the mystery of their lives and she's never the same again。 Review: L Qotd: Are you a fan of graphic novels？ I personally love them as they are concise and easy to read， even while dealing with heavy issues。Today is my tourstop for PASSPORT （a young adult graphic memoir） by Sophia Glock published by @llittlebrownyoungreaders conducted by tbrbeyondtours 。 Synopsis: Sophia never stays at one place。 Her family is constantly moving and so is she。 One day ， she accidentally sees a letter which unveils the mystery of their lives and she's never the same again。 Review: Let me take a minute to appreciate this awesome cover- the cover art does absolute justice to the memoir aptly summarizing it 。This is a coming of age story of a teen who struggles to accept her reality。 She is constantly moving from one place to another， she has no permanent friends and almost always never gets answers to her questions about her family。 How frustrating must that sound？ She has to start anew and by the time she gets sorted， she's brought back to square one。 Sophia's network of complex relationships， her family's darkest secrets and web of lies ， her coping mechanisms are all brought to life by the author's wonderful sketches。 I loved the portrayal of Sophia's friends， her family's worries and nonchalance regarding their constant migration by her siblings and the protagonist's genuine emotions。 I felt that some things were incomplete， which may be due to the fact that CIA was involved in the editing process。 Otherwise ， this was an interesting take on the memoir。Rating:3。5/5 。。。more
Paige
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Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher。 Thanks！ All opinions are my own。Book: PassportAuthor: Sophia GlockBook Series: StandaloneDiversity: Bisexual mcLatinx side charactersRating: 5/5Recommended For。。。: Young adult readers， biography， graphic novelGenre: YA Biography Graphic NovelPublication Date: November 30， 2021Publisher: Little， Brown Books for Young ReadersPages: 320Recommended Age: 16+ （Sexual harassment， Rape mentioned， Being Outed， Kidnapping mentioned， Bullying， Drug use Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher。 Thanks！ All opinions are my own。Book: PassportAuthor: Sophia GlockBook Series: StandaloneDiversity: Bisexual mcLatinx side charactersRating: 5/5Recommended For。。。: Young adult readers， biography， graphic novelGenre: YA Biography Graphic NovelPublication Date: November 30， 2021Publisher: Little， Brown Books for Young ReadersPages: 320Recommended Age: 16+ （Sexual harassment， Rape mentioned， Being Outed， Kidnapping mentioned， Bullying， Drug use mentioned， Death mentioned， Gore mentioned， Suicidementioned， Sex mentioned， Alcohol consumption by minors， Language， Romance， Child abuse mentioned， Pedophilia hinted at， Sexual assualt）Explanation of CWs: There is sexual harassment and sexual assault in the book。 Rape and kidnapping are mentioned， with rape and/or consent being discussed about 3 times。 There are two instances of the main character being outed。 Bullying is shown。 Drug use is mentioned a handful of times。 Death is mentioned and a dead body is shown in a casket at a funeral。 Gore is mentioned and suicide is discussed。 Sex is mentioned and alcohol consumption is shown。 While the age of consent is 18 where the MC is， I don't believe she herself is 18。 There are a couple of curse words。 Child abuse is mentioned and there is one instance where a character says a bartender caters to her because he likes little girls and both are very young， if not minor， children。 There is also some romance scenes shown。Synopsis: Young Sophia has lived in so many different countries， she can barely keep count。 Stationed now with her family in Central America because of her parents' work， Sophia feels displaced as an American living abroad， when she has hardly spent any of her life in America。Everything changes when she reads a letter she was never meant to see and uncovers her parents' secret。 They are not who they say they are。 They are working for the CIA。 As Sophia tries to make sense of this news， and the web of lies surrounding her， she begins to question everything。 The impact that this has on Sophia's emerging sense of self and understanding of the world makes for a page-turning exploration of lies and double lives。In the hands of this extraordinary graphic storyteller， this astonishing true story bursts to life。Review: I really enjoyed this graphic novel。 I didn't expect the graphic novel to go where it went， but it was a really fun read that focused a lot on the teenage trials and tribulations outside of having parents that are spies LOL。 I also appreciate that the book talked about colonization and poverty in Central America。 I also liked that the book touched on activism and consent。 The character development was really well done and I absolutely love the illustrations。 I also thought The world building was fairly well done and the story is well written。My only issue with the book is that from the synopsis it sounds like the story is going to go one way I e with our main character finding out that her parents are spiced and having to deal with that， but that was barely a blip on this teenagers radar in the book。 The book mainly focused on this teenage girl figuring out life and her parents being spies was in a side to it。 I really hope that there is a sequel because I really enjoyed the story overall， but I would like to see more of an emphasis on having to maintain the secret in living this lifestyle。Verdict: Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Sulagna Mondal
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This beautiful graphic memoir traces Sophia Glock's childhood and teenagehood as she had to travel from one country to another。 As a child whose parents worked as Intelligence Officers， Sophia didn't have an identity for herself。 And moving from one place to another， she didn't even have a place to call "home。" As Sophia struggles to know herself， her family， her friends， and all the homes she had to live in， she lives a life which is dictated to her。 Sophia's ups and downs while making friends， This beautiful graphic memoir traces Sophia Glock's childhood and teenagehood as she had to travel from one country to another。 As a child whose parents worked as Intelligence Officers， Sophia didn't have an identity for herself。 And moving from one place to another， she didn't even have a place to call "home。" As Sophia struggles to know herself， her family， her friends， and all the homes she had to live in， she lives a life which is dictated to her。 Sophia's ups and downs while making friends， finding someone to trust and going through her first heartbreak is bittersweet。 This book is a reality check for all of us who had had friends who tried their best to make a place for themselves。 It even reminded me of the times I had to stay away from home， shift cities， and call a city my home which was completely alien to me。 It is a heartfelt reflection and a tribute to the ones who are still figuring out their lives。 。。。more
Catherine
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This is a graphic novel/memoir about a young woman whose parents travel for their jobs。 Because of this， she struggles with what “home” is and what friendship looks like。 It’s not a really plot driven story， but more of a glimpse into Sophia’s life at that point in time， those formative years。 I’m not sure how much is based in real life and how much is fictional， but I enjoyed it for what it is！ I really loved the style of art。 Well done！！
Dini - dinipandareads
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I kind of feel weird rating someone’s memoir since it’s so personal and obviously real but I think I was expecting something a little different to what we got。 Passport is Sophia Glock’s coming-of-age story。 We follow her tumultuous teenage thoughts and feelings as she comes of age in a foreign country， surrounded by people she’s not sure are really her friends and parents who are secretive and distant。 There were things that I found relatable as someone who had a similar（ish） upbringing and I t I kind of feel weird rating someone’s memoir since it’s so personal and obviously real but I think I was expecting something a little different to what we got。 Passport is Sophia Glock’s coming-of-age story。 We follow her tumultuous teenage thoughts and feelings as she comes of age in a foreign country， surrounded by people she’s not sure are really her friends and parents who are secretive and distant。 There were things that I found relatable as someone who had a similar（ish） upbringing and I thought this was an interesting memoir！Things I enjoyed:- As someone who grew up in a somewhat similar situation （minus the secret agent parents）， I related to her teen experiences。 I really related to the author’s feeling of not belonging where she grew up but also not belonging where she was born because yes， it’s such a stark and confusing feeling， and it sticks with you！- The art style perfectly complemented the story！ The characters all seem to blend with the same/similar physical features with minor differences between them， which seems to indicate how the author has distanced herself or feels unattached towards the people around her。 The only people who seem to have distinctive features are her family， especially her parents and sister， and I think that's a great way to show who were the significant players in her life。 I also loved how certain items were suddenly in a different colour which to me indicated how important or impactful it was to her （like that red dress）！- One of the main reasons I requested to read this was because I had a somewhat similar upbringing minus the secret agent parents。 However， growing up as a Third Culture Kid is such a unique experience and has such a lasting impact on all of us and I always love to see how others experienced it。 I definitely related to some of the author's restlessness and the air of anticipation and expectation for something to happen。 I also related to a lot of the sneaking out to the dodgiest places in foreign countries with that air of danger but also feeling invincible and anonymous enough to get away with it and have nothing happen to me （which is honestly ridiculous lol）！ 😂- I absolutely loved the ending of this graphic novel and it really hit home for me。 Just the idea of believing you're finally going back to the place where you "belong" but then realising that it's actually not all it cracked up to be and how that sucks but it's just a part of life and it's okay。Things I was on the fence about:- I kind of wish that the reveal of her parents as secret agents got more of a focus。 I mean， I can totally understand why it wasn’t because maybe it wasn’t allowed in the end， but I thought that aspect of the story would get more attention and the actual reveal felt a little anticlimactic。 But the more I think about it perhaps that was also how the author felt in the end？ 。。。more
Candyce Kirk
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Full review to follow soon！
Tracey Vince
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First off I wish to thank TBR Tours & Beyond for allowing me a place on the tour and to the Publishers for sending me a Netgalley Arc。I am a great fan of graphic memoir novels and so when I read the synopsis of Passport I was very intrigued and excited。 But when I started reading Passport I felt a bit let down if I am honest as I began to realise this was not a 3d of a person it was just 1d。 I get that Sophie had to be vague but for me there were things that could of been explored more like the First off I wish to thank TBR Tours & Beyond for allowing me a place on the tour and to the Publishers for sending me a Netgalley Arc。I am a great fan of graphic memoir novels and so when I read the synopsis of Passport I was very intrigued and excited。 But when I started reading Passport I felt a bit let down if I am honest as I began to realise this was not a 3d of a person it was just 1d。 I get that Sophie had to be vague but for me there were things that could of been explored more like the hurricane and how it changed a lot of lives and also the suicide of Nora which I felt was glossed over it was like here was Norah and then she wasn't。 I also get the wanting to have friends and I question whether Beth was actually one because she kind of used Sophie。 I could not understand Sophie's reaction when she was finally told what the big secret was because the whole setup of the book was for her to 'question' everything but she just accepted what her parents told her even they weren't expecting the reaction they got。 I would also like to have got to know Sophie's siblings especially Christopher。It would of got a 2 star rating but the artwork is exceptional so I have bumped Passport to 3 stars 。。。more
Margaret
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It was hard for me to be super engaged with this story because the author couldn't go into too many details。 I tend to like graphic memoirs that really dig into identity and setting。 It was hard for me to be super engaged with this story because the author couldn't go into too many details。 I tend to like graphic memoirs that really dig into identity and setting。 。。。more
Mary Robinson
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Quick well told memoir of the author's teenage life lived all over the world without the knowledge of why， until her parents explained their jobs to her - as CIA Intelligence Officers。 That， however， is really a side note as this is a coming of age and maturing tale。 Well told and well drawn， and completely appropriate for the ages intended。 Quick well told memoir of the author's teenage life lived all over the world without the knowledge of why， until her parents explained their jobs to her - as CIA Intelligence Officers。 That， however， is really a side note as this is a coming of age and maturing tale。 Well told and well drawn， and completely appropriate for the ages intended。 。。。more
Bookish
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A quiet coming of age graphic memoir about a teen whose transient family's secrets and overseas posts kept her from fully investing in friendships and school。 The story was apparently edited by the CIA so it's hard to say if the vagueness of it was teen ennui or redaction。 I suspect it will resonate with a set of high school readers struggling to find their people/place （and especially with those kids thrown into overseas or immersion schools）。 It lacks the specificity of cultural and political A quiet coming of age graphic memoir about a teen whose transient family's secrets and overseas posts kept her from fully investing in friendships and school。 The story was apparently edited by the CIA so it's hard to say if the vagueness of it was teen ennui or redaction。 I suspect it will resonate with a set of high school readers struggling to find their people/place （and especially with those kids thrown into overseas or immersion schools）。 It lacks the specificity of cultural and political upheaval that made Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood so resonant -- this is an emotional reflection on relationships and self more than on time or place。 I really wanted to like this one more than I did。 。。。more
Mark
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Good art and interesting autobiography about a young girl growing up as an expat while her parents worked for the CIA or FBI somewhere in Central America。 Lots of interesting thoughts on lying， omission， and alienation。
kim baccellia
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Intriguing glimpse into a teen’s questions about her parent’s jobs as agents for the CIA and her own search for her place in the world。
Lisa Yee Swope
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As though growing up wasn't tough enough on its own。 Let's add a sink-or-swim Spanish immersion school that you transfer to years after your classmates start learning Spanish， even if your parents yank you out after their great experiment （you） fails。 Add constantly moving house from country to country， AND your parents don't even tell you what it is they do （because it's ）。 This memoir told in graphic novel is for young people looking for their people， trying to avoid the watchful eye of their As though growing up wasn't tough enough on its own。 Let's add a sink-or-swim Spanish immersion school that you transfer to years after your classmates start learning Spanish， even if your parents yank you out after their great experiment （you） fails。 Add constantly moving house from country to country， AND your parents don't even tell you what it is they do （because it's ）。 This memoir told in graphic novel is for young people looking for their people， trying to avoid the watchful eye of their parents， and trying to （depending on the sibs） live up to or escape the shadow of the older sibs。 Oh and maybe get a first kiss out of the deal。 The art conveys much depth to an already affecting story， particularly in the opening chapters where the sense of place is established。 。。。more
Hannah
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This is not great， but it is good， and I think it will appeal to readers who also like Persepolis， which similarly deals with being a young person in the midst of political upheaval they only somewhat understand， and during which they are just trying to live their youth without all that adult-caused nonsense。 I had a （really nice quality！！ glossy-paged！！ very expensive！！） print ARC， so it could be that there are some nuances of color and layout that are missing or incomplete because it's not fin This is not great， but it is good， and I think it will appeal to readers who also like Persepolis， which similarly deals with being a young person in the midst of political upheaval they only somewhat understand， and during which they are just trying to live their youth without all that adult-caused nonsense。 I had a （really nice quality！！ glossy-paged！！ very expensive！！） print ARC， so it could be that there are some nuances of color and layout that are missing or incomplete because it's not final， but the biggest problem in this book is that it shifts temporal setting a lot， and you don't necessarily know something is a flashback until it ends。 The tense shifts are almost imperceptible in the text， both literally because they're hard to find in the art and figuratively in that the exposition is never much more than a single sentence。I also found that a lot of the supporting characters looked far too similar for me to keep track of who was who， especially since all of those other shifts I mentioned were hard to keep track of。 Maybe it's just because all white people look the same and the art is grayscale with spot color？ （lol now you know what that feels like， wypipo！） Far be it from me to determine what Glock was and wasn't allowed to be forthright about per CIA rules， so maybe she was vague-but-not-actually-vague-if-you-pay attention about things on purpose （like how anybody can google a hurricane when the actual official rule about hurricanes is you don't reuse the name of anything that causes profoundly devastating casualties and destruction and how everybody has heard of mariachi music and knows its provenance and general regional and cultural location， I hope？）， but sometimes I was a little like "why don't you just put the fucking year so we can keep track of what's a flashback and what's the 'present'？"， especially because at one point when she gets a college（？ it's kind of blurry on purpose） acceptance letter， the year 2000 is plainly visible。As for the emotional impact and teen angst， it is spot on， which is to say people may think it's hard to follow or doesn't have a narrative arc， but teen angst doesn't have a fucking fluid narrative arc， it has a lot of， as Glock herself describes， wanting to both please and repulse people at the same time; wanting to fit in and stand out at the same time; wanting to be forced to do things you don't want to because you do sort of want to do them but need a little push; and every other paradox you can think of。 I so appreciate （or identify with？） how Book Sophia never quite gets what she wants， because that is so very real。 That is really what saved the book so far， as it was hard to stay interested in the book's official hook--"my parents were spooks and didn't tell me"--because it pretty much stopped appearing after the first third of the book， and at least from where I'm standing， the only thing that's interesting （and defensible？） about espionage， PARTICULARLY AMERICAN ESPIONAGE AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN LATIN AMERICA IN THE 1990S， is the sociopolitical context， and since there were some moments where details were semi-revealed， I wonder why the Adult Narrator Sophia didn't feel moved to try to get some of that across？ Again， I don't know （but as a publishing professional who works in the ghostwriting space I am desperately interested in knowing！） at what point in the creative and publishing process， and with how much power and oversight， the CIA got to look at this book and interfere in it， but I was disappointed that the promise in the marketing didn't quite manifest in the story。Anyway， it's unique enough and the emotional anguish is well rendered enough that I think readers will be drawn to this book and will enjoy it， so I'm glad to recommend it， but there's just far too much about it， both textually and metatextually， that goes unexplored or unexplained， for me to fully invest in it as a reader on a personal level。 。。。more
Karin
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Graphic memoir of a teen growing up in Central America （exact location unspecified per Agency） who learns her parents are CIA spies。 Resonated for me （for fairly obvious reasons 😂）。
Gillian
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I really liked the art of this book and it was an interesting story。 I liked the graphic novelization of someone’s life。 I thought that was super unique。 I just didn’t love the way the story was told。 I think it was just not be connecting to the writing style more so than anything。
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