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 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
Winner CYBIL Award, Long-listed ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults, Long-listed YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books (2012), Long-listed YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, Long-listed Booklist Editors' Choice (2011), New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award Master List (2014), Long-listed ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year, Winner Virginia Readers' Choice (2014), Long-listed YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens (2012), Kirkus Best Book of the Year (2011), Long-listed Texas Maverick Graphic Novels List (2012), American Library Association Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults (2012), Long-listed North Carolina Children's Book Award ML (2013), American Library Association Popular Paperbacks for Young Readers (2012), American Library Association Quick Picks for Young Adults (2012), Nominated Bram Stoker Awards - Nominee (2011), Long-listed Jezebel.com Best Female Creator of the Year, Booklist Top Ten First Novels for Youth, American Library Association Notable Children's Books (2012), Long-listed YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens (2012), Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year (2011), Winner CYBIL Award (2011), Winner BCCB Blue Ribbon Award (2011), Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books, ALSC Notable Children's Book (2012), North Carolina Children's Book Award Master List (2013), Winner Eisner Award Winner (2012), Long-listed Booklist Editors' Choice, Winner Graphic Novel Reporter Best GN of the Year (2011), Long-listed Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, YALSA Popular Paperbacks (2012), Amazon.com Best of the Year So Far, Long-listed Jezebel.com Best Female Creator of the Year (2011), School Library Journal Best Adult Book for High School Students (2011), Long-listed Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year (2011), Long-listed Indiana Young Hoosier Award Master List (2014), Long-listed ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults (2012), Long-listed ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2012), Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Award (2011), Long-listed New Jersey Garden State Teen Book A ML (2014), Long-listed Library Media Connection Best of the Best, BCCB Best Book of the Year (2011)
ISBN: 9781596437135