The Ink-Keeper's Apprentice (Allen Say)

Summary: 

Thirteen-year-old Kiyoi, an apprentice to the famous cartoonist, Noro Shinpei, tries to develop his talent and become self-reliant, based on the author's own boyhood in Japan.  (from amazon.com) 

Where can I find it?: Lower/Middle School library, Lithgow building

Tags: Artists; Cartoonists; Fiction; Japan; Juvenile works