For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleAn odd adventure story that proves you can find wonders in the most unexpected of places. I really enjoyed the mashup of reality and fantasy elements. The book seamlessly incorporates aspects of life in an Orthodox Jewish community in this fascinating ...
What a remarkable comic book! Once I picked it up, I couldn't set it down. Until I finished it. Mirka is a young girl in Hereville, a town of Orthodox Jews. While the rest around her study and learn the skills they'll need in their adult lives, she dreams of fighting dragons. A chance discovery on...
Okay this book is like 6 shades of awesome. It’s just freaking wonderful. See Mirka wants to slay dragons, but her stepmother (who is not evil) just wants her to learn how to knit. Mirka is also an Orthodox Jew so there is a certain issue about her future. Then one day she sees a wit...
A fun, charming graphic novel based in folklore. The art isn't all that attractive, something about it turns me off. But it works to tell the story, and overall it's a fun read.
There aren't many novels about Orthodox Jewish girls who want to slay dragons, so Mirka's story is a welcome and entertaining addition. It offers a gentle look at the insular world of frum communities, and I especially enjoyed a stepmother who not only wasn't wicked, but nearly stole the narrative ...
I really enjoyed this one–a graphic novel about a Orthodox Jewish girl who fights trolls. It sounds zany, but it has some great moments, both funny and touching. I loved the expressiveness of Deutsch’s characters, and the different color palettes. [Oct. 2011]
This is a really unique graphic novel - featuring fantasy elements in an Orthodox Jewish setting. I thought it was really interesting the way the author blended elements of the fantastical, like talking pigs, in with everyday moments that could still seem a bit otherwordly. I was not a huge fan of t...
I haven't gotten to it yet, but last night the PandaBat plundered my library pile. She gobbled it up like an ice cream sundae. With sprinkles.***Ah, well, now I understand.
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