WALT: summarise the text in our own words
'My name is Rez' is a graphic novel told by Toby Morris. This story follows a young girl named Rez Gardi. Rez was born in a Kurdish refugee camp in Pakistan and came to New Zealand as a young child, with her family. This graphic novel is a memoir, looking back on her life so far. She is now a successful lawyer, a worker for refugees, and was the 2017 Young New Zealander of the Year.
The beginning shows Rez at her New Zealand school being teased by other students. The story then explains how came to be here. The drawings and captions give the reader some background to the Kurdish people's difficulties, but much of the focus is on Rez's life after arriving in New Zealand.
