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How Mirka Got Her Sword (2010)

by Barry Deutsch(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0810984229 (ISBN13: 9780810984226)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams)

series

Hereville

review 1: This was something really different. I've read books with Jewish characters showing Jewish culture, but I've never read one that was a straight fantasy, using their myths and traditions to craft an entirely new story. My favorite adventure was the one with the raging pig. Imagine not knowing what a pig was! It was both hilarious and exciting even before the pig began to talk. I'm looking forward to number two.
review 2: Folk-tale-like story of an eleven-year-old tomboy, Mirka, in an Orthodox Jewish community who dreams of dragon-slaying and unexpectedly stumbles into a magic quest that could help her with her dream of heroism. Good, clean and expressive artwork, nice examination of community traditions, sibling and step-parent relations, and similar. With ... moreall of these interesting little sub-plots, it felt a little disappointing (almost abrupt) that only the main storyline got wrapped up. However, I see that at least one other Mirka story has been published by now, so hopefully we'll get a little more development and possibly resolution on some of those sub-plots. less

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