Vera Brosgol, author of the 2013 TRCA graphic novel Anya’s Ghost, has published a beautiful new memoir. A New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of 2018,
A Boston Globe Best Children’s Book of 2018, and selected as the Best Graphic Novel of 2018 by Parents Magazine, Be Prepared tells the story of a Russian girl living in the suburbs. Feeling isolated, Vera hopes that Russian summer camp will provide her with a place where she can finally fit in, but camp is far from what she imagined.