Anya e il suo fantasma

When I was in high school, there wasn’t a lot of bullying. And there weren’t really any cliques. Or maybe there were but I was just too blissfully ignorant to notice. It’s not like I was especially popular. It’s not as if I wasn’t kind of nerdy or kind of artsy or kind of freaky. I mean, look at me. Leggi tutto

“You’re no saint, Anya. You’re just like me” This story follows Anya Borzakovskaya who’s an immigrant from Russia, residing in the United States, alongside her mother and brother. Anya isn't doing particularly well in school. She doesn't have many friends. And one day while she’s feeling particularly Leggi tutto

' I don't think murder is an appropriate reaction to disappointment. ' Anya has enough on her plate already with trying to fit in, seem cool and general school drama but now she has a ghost to worry about too. Anya's Ghost by Russian-American author and illustrator Vera Brosgol is a delightful coming-of Leggi tutto

Just a mini-review: -the art is so cute I wanna die -weird traces of girl-hating -generally just a little bit rushed? -kind of a cheesy ending -but very cute and fun and fast-paced -i liked it, hurray

Anya is a typical American teenager. Or... she would be if only she weren't Russian, or weird, unpopular and clumsy. I mean, things could definitely be worse: she might've still had an accent, be as plump as her mother, or (God Forbid!) the resident school weirdo. Good thing, she put those things be Leggi tutto

PS: After my first reading in 2014 I gave it 5 stars; after my second reading, in 2016: 3 stars. After class discussion today, two days after rereading the book, I have to bump it back up to 4 stars. In the class this summer we have thus far Ms. Marvel, Paper Girls, Blankets, The Arrival, Ghost Worl Leggi tutto

Not at all what I was expecting.......it was so much better!