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IF VERA BROSGOL DOESN'T HAVE THE CUTESTBEST ART STYLE IN THE WORLD, I SURE DO NOT KNOW WHO DOES. that's pretty much the standout part of this book in either direction. it's a classic indoors-kid-goes-to-camp-and-hates-it-and-everything-is-terrible-but-then-she-likes-it-because-she-makes-a-friend-just Leggi tutto

Summer Camp, Russian Culture, and Belonging Having adored  Anya’s Ghost  by Vera Brosgol, I was keen on checking out her spin with this gripping and hilarious middle-grade summer camp memoir. All Vera wants to do is fit in—but that’s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fa Leggi tutto

I enjoyed this! This will be a short review just because the rating speaks for itself. I have nothing particularly outstanding to say about it, but there's also nothing terrible about it. It was entertaining, but it was just okay. Maybe get it from the library instead of buying it

Wow. Russian summer camp is intense. The bathrooms are pretty horrible as well, even for a summer camp. Vera is using real life experiences from her life to make this story. It seems that there really is a Russian summer camp where you are expected to speak Russian. This is for people with a Russian Leggi tutto

Vera Brosgol created Anya's Ghost, which I liked very much, so I looked forward to this tale, since summer camp was important to my early life, and is important to some present members of this house now, including one girl. I expect they may really like this story, which is very much based on Brosgo Leggi tutto

Be prepared - for a middling childhood memoir comic! Vera Brosgol’s latest book is about her going to a Russian summer camp as a kid and having a bit of a tough time of it. But it’s not all bad and yadda yadda yadda, learning important lessons, etc. In her afterword she talks about condensing two su Leggi tutto

A girl trying to fit in among her American friends who, by the way, do not even try. Annoying kids. But I do feel it's relatable when we are that age. Quite annoying. Exactly. I wish there was better development of the story and the characters towards the second half. However, I still feel it's worth Leggi tutto

I really enjoyed this semi autobiographical graphic novel, much more than I thought I would. The inside drawings are not coloured like the cover and didn't instantly win me over, although I do like the black, white and olive green and do appreciate how much work goes into a graphic novel. I thought