Ramsey Beyer

Ramsey is off to art school to pursue her dreams - of being an artist, but also of getting out of her small town life. She so wanted to see what the world could offer outside of the friends she had known since she was born and the town where she knew everyone. At first, Ramsey is so unsure of herself; she doesn't feel like she fits in with the "city" kids, and she is lost in a college which is bigger than her hometown. But then she starts to make some friends, learn the ropes, and come into her own as she finds her identity away from her familiar life. Little fish is Ramsey's memoir of her freshman year of college; she tells her story through comics and lists, something she is obsessed with creating. The book represents the transition from high school to college, from small town to big city, from being comfortable to having to create a whole new identity. Ramsey's story is one everybody can relate to, whether they go to college or not; it is a story about going out on your own and finding your way.… (mere)