It’s finally Thursday, and if you are reading that must mean that my introduction did not scare you away completely - which is great! Because I have some goodies to present for you today!
I have chosen to talk about one of my favorite (and newest) comic book ''Anya's Ghost'' by Vera Brosgol. The book is about a girl named Anya who tries to survive her life in high school without getting too much unwanted attention, but that is hard when you are a bit of a klutz and come from Russia and therefore already standout both with looks and accent. But over the years Anya has learned the social ground rules and thereby made school attendance easier compared to her Russian childhood friend Dina who goes to the same school, and are daily bullied.
Anya’s life suddenly gets turned around when she accidentally falls into an old well. She soon discovers that she is not alone down there: The ghost of a dead girl is patiently waiting by her skeleton for someone to find her – and Anya is the lucky one. The Ghost ask Anya to help her and Anya promise but inside knows, that when she gets saved from the well she will put the whole thing behind her – but the ghost has other plans for her.
What I like about this comic, aside from the wonderful art is that it just portraits a typical teenager with all her flaws. As the reader you can really identify yourself with her - and it just makes the book so much more amiable!
She is one of those girls who are capable of so much, but think so little of themselves - In the course of the book, however, we see her grow - she begins daring to be herself, standing up for what she believes in - she is Russian, and it occurs to her that is nothing to be sorry about.
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The author Vera Brosgol has really managed to make a fantastic youth comic book with a lovely message - You embrace what defines you!
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