Anya's Ghost
Author(s): Vera Brosgol
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 friend—even a ghost—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)
Review(s):
“Anya's Ghost is a masterpiece, of YA literature and of comics.” —Neil Gaiman
“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.” —The New York Times
Booklist Top Ten First Novels for Youth, Long-listed North Carolina Children's Book Award ML (2013), American Library Association Quick Picks for Young Adults (2012), New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award Master List (2014), Long-listed YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, American Library Association Notable Children's Books (2012), Long-listed Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year (2011), YALSA Popular Paperbacks (2012), American Library Association Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults (2012), American Library Association Popular Paperbacks for Young Readers (2012), Long-listed ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults, Winner CYBIL Award (2011), Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year (2011), Long-listed Booklist Editors' Choice (2011), Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books, Long-listed YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, Nominated Bram Stoker Awards - Nominee (2011), Long-listed ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, Kirkus Best Book of the Year (2011), Amazon.com Best of the Year So Far, Long-listed YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens (2012), School Library Journal Best Books of the Year (2011), Long-listed ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults (2012), Long-listed ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2012), Long-listed New Jersey Garden State Teen Book A ML (2014), Long-listed Texas Maverick Graphic Novels List (2012), Long-listed Indiana Young Hoosier Award Master List (2014), North Carolina Children's Book Award Master List (2013), Winner Virginia Readers' Choice (2014), Long-listed Jezebel.com Best Female Creator of the Year (2011), Winner Graphic Novel Reporter Best GN of the Year (2011), Long-listed Jezebel.com Best Female Creator of the Year, ALSC Notable Children's Book (2012), Winner Eisner Award Winner (2012), Long-listed Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Award (2011), Winner BCCB Blue Ribbon Award (2011), Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books (2012), Long-listed Booklist Editors' Choice, BCCB Best Book of the Year, Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year, Long-listed YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens (2012), Winner CYBIL Award, Long-listed Library Media Connection Best of the Best
ISBN: 9781596435520