ISBN: 1596437138 9781596437135

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / Humor / Comic Strips & Cartoons

Page count: 221

<p>Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn't kidding about the "Forever" part . . . <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>Or so she thinks. <br>Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, <i>Anya's Ghost </i>is a wonderfully entertaining debut from author/artist Vera Brosgol.<br><br>This title has Common Core connections.<br><br><i>Anya's Ghost</i> is a 2011 <i>Kirkus</i> Best Teen Books of the Year title. <br>One of <i>School Library Journal</i>'s Best Fiction Books of 2011.<br>One of <i>Horn Book</i>'s Best Fiction Books of 2011.<br>Winner of the 2012 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12-17)</p>