Anya's ghost
by Vera Brosgol
Graphic novel · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 520L · 221 pages · 2011
Why we'd hand it over
A genuinely spooky, visually sophisticated ghost story that doesn't talk down to readers—the Russian-American family dynamics and Anya's social anxiety feel earned, and the ghost's backstory lands with real pathos.