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She was a storyboard artist at laika for ten years, working on animated films including coraline and kubo and. Spooky, sardonic, and secretly honest, anyas ghost is a splendidly entertaining debut graphic novel from writerartist vera brosgol. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are anya borzatovskaya, mrs. A brand new friendeven a ghostis simply what she wants.
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The first edition of the novel was published in june 7th 2011, and was written by vera brosgol. Vera brosgol august 2, 1984 in moscow, russia is an eisner award and harvey award winning cartoonist and a graduate in classical animation of sheridan college in canada. With an attitude and aptitude reminiscent of marjane satrapi persepolis who likewise conveyed the particulars of an immigrant adolescence, brosgol has created a smart, funny and compassionate portrait of someone who, for all her sulking and sneering, is the kind of daughter many parents. Anyas ghost by vera brosgol that small reading addiction. Summer camp, russian culture, and belonging be prepared. It has a great storyline that deals with issues like dating and body image, the visuals of her players have real character, and the.
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