"Beautifully drawn, brutally funny, brilliantly honest. Vera is such a good cartoonist I almost can't stand it." --Raina Telgemeier, author of Smile In Be Prepared, all Vera wants to do is fit in--but that's not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera's single mother can't afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer camp in her price range--Russian summer camp. Vera is sure she's found the one place she can fit in, but camp is far from what she imagined. And nothing could prepare her for all the "cool girl" drama, endless Russian history lessons, and outhouses straight out of nightmares!Author: Vera BrosgolPublisher: First SecondPublished: 04/24/2018Pages: 256Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 8.50h x 6.20w x 0.90dISBN: 9781626724440Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.6Point Value: 1Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 195472 / Be PreparedReview Citation(s): Booklist 04/15/2018 pg. 35Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2018Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2018School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 125Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2018 pg. 126Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In StyleAbout the AuthorVera Brosgol was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1984 and moved to the United States when she was five. Her first graphic novel Anya's Ghost was published in 2011 by First Second and won Eisner, Cybils, and Harvey awards. Her picture book Leave Me Alone! was a 2017 Caldecott Honor book. She was a storyboard artist at Laika for ten years, working on animated films including Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings. She lives in Portland, Oregon, and actually really likes camping now.
