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" Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn't kidding about the Forever part . Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Especially not a new friend who's been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya's normal life might actually be worse. She's embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and she's pretty much given up on fitting in at school. A new friend8212 even a ghost8212 is just what she needs. Or so she thinks. Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, Anya's Ghost is a wonderfully entertaining debut graphic novel from author/artist Vera Brosgol. This title has Common Core connections. Anya's Ghost is a 2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title. One of School Library Journal 's Best Fiction Books of 2011. One of Horn Book 's Best Fiction Books of 2011. Winner of the 2012 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12-17) "
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Biographisches: " Vera Brosgol was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1984 and moved to the United States when she was five. Her two graphic novels, Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared , were published by First Second, and her debut picture book Leave Me Alone! was a 2017 Caldecott Honor book. She's also worked in story on several animated films, including Coraline and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio . She lives in Portland, Oregon with her dog Omar, a mere two hours from the sea. " Biographisches: " Vera Brosgol was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1984 and moved to the United States when she was five. Her two graphic novels, Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared , were published by First Second, and her debut picture book Leave Me Alone! was a 2017 Caldecott Honor book. She's also worked in story on several animated films, including Coraline and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio . She lives in Portland, Oregon with her dog Omar, a mere two hours from the sea. " Rezension(3): " Neil Gaiman : Anya's Ghost is a masterpiece, of YA literature and of comics." Rezension(4): " The New York Times :Remarkable. . with an attitude and aptitude reminiscent of Marjane Satrapi ( Persepolis ) who likewise conveyed the particulars of an immigrant adolescence, Brosgol has created a smart, funny and compassionate portrait of someone who, for all her sulking and sneering, is the kind of daughter many parents would like to have. And the kind of girl many of us maybe once were." Rezension(5): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: April 11, 2011 Anya Borzakovskaya is one frustrated, grouchy teenager. She39" Rezension(6): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from May 1, 2011 A deliciously creepy page-turning gem from first-time writer and illustrator Brosgol finds brooding teenager Anya trying to escape the past&mdash,oth her own and the ghost haunting her. Anya feels out of place at her preppy private school,embarrassed by her Russian heritage, she has worked hard to lose her accent and to look more like everyone else. After a particularly frustrating morning at the bus stop, Anya storms off, only to accidentally fall down a well. Down in the dark hole, she meets Emily, a ghost who claims to be a murder victim trapped down in the dank abyss for 90 years. With Emily's help, Anya manages to escape, though once free, she learns that Emily has traveled out with her. At first, Emily seems like the perfect friend,however, once her motives become clear, Anya learns that perfect may only be an illusion. A moodily atmospheric spectrum of grays washes over the clean, tidy panels, setting a distinct stage before the first words appear. Brosgol's tight storytelling invokes the chilling feeling of Neil Gaiman's Coraline (2002), though for a decidedly older set. In addition to the supernatural elements, Brosgol interweaves some savvy insights about the illusion of perfection and outward appearance. A book sure to haunt its reader long after the last past is turned&mdash,xquisitely eerie. (Graphic supernatural fiction. 12 & up)(COPYRIGHT (2011) KIRKUS REVIEWS/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.) " Rezension(7): "〈a href=http://www.slj.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/schoollibraryjournal_logo.png alt=School Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from July 1, 2011Gr 7 Up- Anya is a Russian girl who wants to fit in with her American classmates. She falls down a well and meets a ghost named Emily, who was murdered. They become friends and promise to help one another. Emily helps Anya get closer Sean, a boy she likes. In return, Anya promises to help solve Emily's 90-year-old murder. The story is rather dark and at times darkly humorous, especially when Anya fantasizes about Sean. It gets even darker when Anya realizes that Emily has been concealing a very dangerous truth about herself. Anya's character is not always sympathetic-she cheats on tests, she is often rude to her friends, and she refuses to help another Russian student because he's too fobby (Fresh Off the Boat). But her interactions with Emily and Sean change her and help her to evolve into a character whom readers can admire. The artwork is made up of clean, cartoony lines, reminiscent of that in Hope Larson's Mercury (S & S, 2010). The mix of mystery, horror, and the coming-of-age theme combined with the appealing graphic style will make Anya's Ghost an ideal choice for reluctant teen readers.- Andrea Lipinski, New York Public LibraryCopyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(8): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: July 1, 2011 Anya Borzakovskaya has a mouthful of a name and a head full of angst. While her single mom, a Russian immigrant, studies for citizenship and cooks greasy syrniki pancakes, Anya obsesses about her weight and tries to fit in at her not-so-ritzy private school. Then she falls down a well, where she meets a ghost who wants to be her BFF. The transparent, dead Emily helps Anya cheat on tests, coaches her on looking hot, and encourages her crush on dudely dreamboat Sean. But what starts off as a hunky-dory supernatural buddy story takes a clever twist when Anya discovers Emily's darker side and Sean's seamier side--and manages to see through both of them. VERDICT This is a YA magical realist tale with adult appeal, featuring imperfect characters who can still use their smarts and decide to take the right course. And while it's all about empowerment, the story is also wonderfully creepy and entertaining. The Moscow-born Brosgol effectively uses two-toned art with halftones, far better than the many indie artists who overuse gray scale and textures. A YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens nominee. --M.C.Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(9): "〈a href=https://www.booklistonline.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/booklist_logo.png alt=Booklist border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from March 15, 2011 Grades 7-12 *Starred Review* Like Hope Larsons Mercury (2010), Brosgols spooky, polished debut offers something thats still too rare in comics: a realistic, contemporary teenage girls story. Growing up with her single Russian mother and younger brother, Anya works hard to fit in, and she distances herself from nerdy, heavily accented Dima, another Russian immigrant at her school. On a shortcut to school, Anya tumbles into a well, where a pile of bones swirls into the visible ghost of a young girl, Emily. When Anya is rescued, Emily comes along and becomes a constant companion, helping Anya cheat on tests and talk to crushes. With expert pacing and detail, Brosgol perfectly calibrates the subtle shifts from Anya and Emilys sunny, BFF bonding into the nightmarish reality that Emily has a terrifying agenda. Working in a clean-lined, cartoon style and an appropriately moody, bruiselike palette of purples and blacks, Brosgol uses clever panel arrangements and shifting close-up and aerial perspectives to amplify the action and emotion, from Anyas initial elation to her primal terror. The story of a teen who worries about appearing fresh off the boat makes this a natural companion to Gene Luen Yangs Printz Award winner, American Born Chinese (2006), and the contrast between everyday high-school concerns and supernatural horror add even further, broad appeal. New fans will hope for more from this talented newcomer.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.) " Rezension(10): "〈a href=https://www.hbook.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/thehornbook_logo.png alt =The Horn Book border=0 /〉〈/a〉: July 1, 2011 Anya falls into an abandoned well. There she meets Emily, who's been dead and trapped inside for ninety years. When Anya is rescued, Emily goes too. Having a ghost for a best friend is awesome--at first. Brosgol portrays teenage relationships with a subtle touch throughout this graphic novel. Approachable art in black, white, and indigo enhances the wryly hilarious (and occasionally spine-tingling) story. (Copyright 2011 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.) " Rezension(11): "〈a href=https://www.hbook.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/thehornbook_logo.png alt =The Horn Book border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from July 1, 2011 In this graphic novel with the appeal of Raina Telgemeier's Smile, lonely, sardonic Anya ditches school one morning to fume about her many woes: her embarrassing Russian immigrant family, her self-perceived chubbiness, an unrequited crush, her manipulative (and only) friend Siobhan, an irritatingly clingy fresh off the boat boy named Dima. Distracted, Anya falls into an abandoned well, where she meets Emily -- who's been dead and trapped there for ninety years. When Anya is rescued, Emily seizes the opportunity to leave her bones and the well for the thrilling world of high school. Having a ghost for a best friend is awesome at first (Emily helps Anya cheat on quizzes and spies on her love interest), but Anya gradually learns that Emily hasn't been exactly honest about her death -- and that she'll stop at nothing to take Anya's life for herself. Brosgol portrays teenage relationships with family, friends, and self with a subtle touch, making Anya and even Emily as relatabl
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le as they are complex and quirky. Approachable sequential art, perfectly timed and rendered entirely in black, white, and shades of indigo, tells this wryly hilarious (and occasionally spine-tingling) story of self-acceptance. katie bircher (Copyright 2011 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.) "
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