Be Prepared
"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!
Book At A Glance
# of Pages: 256
Book Binding: Paperback
Year of Publication: 2018
Publisher: First Second
Language: en
ISBN: 9781626724457
Creator Bio
Vera Brosgol is a Russian-American author and illustrator known for her award-winning graphic novels and children's books. Born in Moscow, Russia, she immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of five. As a child, Brosgol found solace in drawing and storytelling, and she went on to study animation at the Sheridan College of Art and Design in Ontario, Canada. After working as a storyboard artist at Laika Entertainment, she pursued a career as a freelance illustrator and writer. Her debut graphic novel, "Anya's Ghost," won the 2012 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Young Adults and was named a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Brosgol's latest work, "Be Prepared," is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel that explores her experiences as a Russian-American girl at summer camp.
