We Settled on Sea Monkeys
Date of Graduation
5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
English
Advisor/Mentor
Davis, Geffrey M.
Committee Member
Kahf, Mohja
Second Committee Member
McCombs, Davis
Keywords
Fiction; Novel; Young Adult
Abstract
We Settled on Sea Monkeys is a young adult novel-in-verse that explores questions of institutional racism, immigration, heritage, and illness through the sci-fi element of medical experimentation. It also examines womanhood, gun violence in America, and adolescent female friendships in diasporic communities.
Citation
Tahir, H. (2022). We Settled on Sea Monkeys. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/5384