Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword
- author & illustrator: Barry Deutsch http://www.amptoons.com/
- medium: pencil, ink, digital color
- year of publication: 2010
- publication city: New York
- publisher: Amulet Books
- ISBN: 978-0-8109-8422-6
Annotation: Spunky, strong-willed eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg isn’t interested in knitting lessons from her stepmother, or how-to-find-a-husband advice from her sister, or you-better-not warnings from her brother. There’s only one thing she does want: to fight dragons!
Personal Thoughts: This book was funny, expressing the universal discontent of being 11 years old, but shown here in a traditional Orthodox Jewish family, in a closed off to Gentiles society. I really enjoyed the artwork. Deutsch illustrations are so expressive and alive, they could easily be translated to animation and Mirka would easily make a popular protagonist of her own show. This is essentially a retelling of a fairytale structure where the young girl learns to become a warrior. It's fun and fast and it begs for a sequel!
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