And neil gaiman thinks it was a masterpiece, so thats definitely worth something. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lets have an intense spiritual relationship for no believable reason. A mighty girls top picks of girlempowering graphic novels for teens. Anya, embarrassed by her russian immigrant family and selfconscious about her body, has given up on fitting in at school but falling down a well and making friends with the ghost there just may be worse. Her first graphic novel, anyas ghost, was published in 2011 by first second. Weve already shown how graphic novels for young readers can explore real life issues and take readers on amazing flights of fancy but, of course, graphic novels are not just for young readers. Neil gaiman called anyas ghost a masterpiece and who am i to argue.
Emily has been trapped for half a century and anya is her first human contact since she died. Prior to this work, i was entirely unfamiliar with vera brosgol or her work. Overall, brosgol deserves the praise and rewards shes gained from her first comic. But it turns out that emilys hiding a few things, including the truth about her past. Her first graphic novel anyas ghost was published in 2011 by first second and won eisner. Free delivery worldwide on all books from book depository we use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. You may remember a book that we published back in 2011 that then went on to win an eisner award vera brosgols excellent spooky supernatural ya story anyas ghost. Anyas ghost is a 2011 kirkus best teen books of the year title. I accepted anyas ghost by vera brosgol on the basis of the neil gaiman blurb. Next time youre looking for something new to read, take a chance on anyas ghost, you wont be sorry.
But when anya agrees to solve the ghosts murder, she soon realizes that the ghost was not telling the whole truth. Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, anyas ghost is a wonderfully entertaining debut graphic novel from authorartist vera brosgol. Anyas ghost a ya graphic novel that was pretty darn good. Im a social media producer at penguin random house uk. One of school library journals best fiction books of 2011.
This winter, our parent companys paperback imprint, square fish, will be putting out a new edition of it. First published in 2011, anyas ghost is a brilliant graphic novel by vera brosgol. Anyas ghost would have benefited if it had been a longer book, but the main plot is too thin to spread over more than one volume. Production on a film adaptation of the novel was supposed to begin by the end of 2017. In a dark, dark room and other scary stories alvin. It was created as an assignment for a multicultural literature class. The book is the story of a teenage girl named anya, who believes she has trouble fitting in at school. You may look normal like everyone else, but youre not. Sometimes, when you pick up a book, you arent sure what to expect. Anyas ghost, vera brosgols debut graphic novel, starts out as a simple young adult story about a girl whos having a hard time fitting in at school, moves smoothly into a lighthearted story. As anya starts to investigate what really happened ninety years before, emilys malevolent nature is revealed and becomes a threat to anya and her family, giving anya new appreciation for. It won several awards including the harvey award 2012 as the best original graphic publication for younger readers, 2011 cybils literary award in the young adult category, and. Her mother brought anya and her little brother from russia when anya was five, just before anya entered public school.
We have best selling graphic novels from the complete maus, a haunting and poignant story of holocaust survivors coming to terms with their past. Anyas ghost is also listed as one of the best books of 2011 on amazon comics. Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, anya s ghost is a wonderfully entertaining debut graphic novel from authorartist vera brosgol. Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, anyas ghost is a wonderfully entertaining debut from authorartist vera brosgol. The first book by cartoonist vera brosgol, anyas ghost was published on june 7, 2011.
Buy anyas ghost book online at low prices in india anya. Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million books we use cookies to give you the best possible experience. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. A 2011 kirkus best teen book of the year a school library journal best fiction book of 2011 a horn book best fiction book of 2011. Read online cover page of vera brosgols graphic novel anyas ghost read cover page of anyas ghost graphic novel. But her new bff isnt kidding about the forever part. Honestly, i didnt realize this was a graphic novel, but holy crap i was so excited when i opened the package up and saw the pages upon pages of comics. Review anyas ghost is a masterpiece of ya literature and of comics. Some things happen and anya gets rescued, but when she is rescued anya accidentally ends up taking. Book depository is the worlds most international online bookstore offering over 20 million books with free delivery worldwide. Anyas ghost took four years from inception to publication, and is drawn predominantly in hues of violet. Anyas the only one who can see emily, of course, but emilys excited enough to be out in the world again via a tiny bone anya carries around with her that she offers to help her new pal out in.
The characters that surround anya and emily are fleshed out, but theyre pushed to the wayside by the ghost story. See our top bestselling books, charts and future bestsellers. Anyas ghost vera brosgol macmillan macmillan publishers. At the bottom, she is shocked to discover the skeleton of emily. Anyas ghost book omaha public library bibliocommons. Bookfree anyas ghost by vera brosgol format selling. Especially not a new friend whos been dead for a century. Anyas ghost has been listed as one of the language and literature good articles under the good article criteria. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home computers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home computers. A 2011 kirkus best teen book of the year a school library journal best fiction book of 2011.
This is a book trailer for the graphic novel anyas ghost. Graphic novels aimed at teens can tackle even more challenging material, exploring more complex worlds and. Even now, i dont know if shes created anything else. Awesome comingofage graphic novel by vera brosgol prev. Anyas ghost vera brosgol 9781596435520 anyas ghost by vera brosgol vera brosgol 9781250040015 available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This brought her to ask me if she could read my new book, anyas ghost. Anyas ghost is a comingofage ghost story in graphic novel format. Then when emily scared her brother while he was sleeping, anya found out where it was. Anya is desperate for a friend, so when she falls down a well and meets a hundredyearold ghost, she figures that a ghost friend is better than nothing. Emily seems to understand anyas struggles with fitting in as an immigrant and her desire to be someone different. Anyas ghost first second, 2011 is the celebrated graphic novel by russianamerican vera brosgol. Conflict and resolution anya looked around the house in every room and still couldnt find it. In the novel, unpopular anya befriends the ghost of emily, a girl around anyas age who died 90 years earlier. Anya is a russian immigrant attending american private high school.
Anyas ghost and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. When i finally picked up anyas ghost i was surprised to find a mixture of all three and yes, it really is that good. Images and description are from first second books and amazon. For a full history of how and why we started writing on ghost, check out our about us page. Anyas ghost by vera brosgol, 9781596435520, available at book depository with free delivery. Well received by critics, anyas ghost is the recipient of cyblis, harvey, and eisner awards. We wrote the first, and only published book on ghost back in december 2014, and david is one of the core members of the ghost project. Graphic novel it shows pictures and has the people in the pictures talk. Of all the things anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Free delivery worldwide on all books from book depository. Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million books at book depository.
Focusing on youngadult readers, the book delivers an exciting comingofage story of a teenage girl and a ghost. Discover a wonderful selection of modern first edition books from abebooks seller, fine book cellar, aba ilab pbfa. How does anya find all this out, from the ghost of the girl emily, who has been living in the well of course. I am a book depository affiliate and get a small cut from every purchase made through my links. Venture into the mythical underworld dreamscape that is neil gaimans best seller the sandman. Of all the things anya expected to find at the bottom of an old. Anya is a lonely teen when she discovers an old well in the park by falling into it. Book a ml, school library journal best books of the year, best of the year so.