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"I was completely charmed by the 'Hereville' series. It’s a wonderful vehicle for a
coming-of-age story with a female protagonist who’s both relatable and likable."
Rabbi Joshua Breindel
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"Without a doubt, this is the best graphic novel of 2010 for kids. Bar none."
Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal
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"Unique, laugh-out-loud funny, and thoroughly engrossing. Sequel, please!"
Tanya Auger, Horn Book Magazine
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"Mirka is the heroine that girlhood dreams are made of… Hereville is pure enchantment."
Barbara M. Moon, School Library Journal
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"Deutsch creates a beautiful, detail-rich world with a muted, ethereal palette that
masterfully blends faith and fantasy with astounding harmony. Undoubtedly one of
the cleverest graphic novels of the year."
Kirkus Reviews
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"This is a terrific story, told with skill and lots of heart, that readers of all ages will enjoy."
Publishers Weekly
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"I have finally fallen in love with my first graphic novel… the perfect bat mitzvah gift."
Sonja Bolle, Los Angeles Times
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"An elegant, subtle examination into the gender roles, deep religious roots, and everyday
cultural elements of an Orthodox Jewish society, while also being a witty,
enormously clever adventure quest... "
The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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"Comics, and the rest of the world, for that matter, need more girl heroes like Mirka.
She will have readers cheering for her every step of the way. "
Raina Telgemeier
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"Author/illustrator Barry Deutsch offers up a mitzvah — a graphic novel which has joy,
style, lots of Yiddishkeit, adventure, and magic."
Jane Yolen
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"What do you get when you cross Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Isaac Bashevis Singer?"
The Washington Post
The last panes does it for me, the mouth is great!
The last panes does it for me, the mouth is great!
Mmm… I didn’t like this conversation. The little panels broke it up too much for me, there wasn’t any flow, and the facial expressions didn’t seem to match the words. *shrug* I like the rest of it, though!
Mmm… I didn’t like this conversation. The little panels broke it up too much for me, there wasn’t any flow, and the facial expressions didn’t seem to match the words. *shrug* I like the rest of it, though!
Nitpick: I’ve been having trouble with Zindel’s age, and I just realized why. In comic #2, he’s established as being Mirka’s little brother, making him 11 at most. Problem is, in every community I’m familiar with, he wouldn’t be wearing that hat until he started putting on tefillin, a month or so before he turned 13. It’s a grownup thing.
Nitpick: I’ve been having trouble with Zindel’s age, and I just realized why. In comic #2, he’s established as being Mirka’s little brother, making him 11 at most. Problem is, in every community I’m familiar with, he wouldn’t be wearing that hat until he started putting on tefillin, a month or so before he turned 13. It’s a grownup thing.
(Other than that, I loved this page.)
(Other than that, I loved this page.)
Yochva, I’m sorry you’re not enjoying this sequence. Hopefully you’ll enjoy the rest more.
Shmuel, thanks for the information. I realized a while ago that I completely messed up Zindel’s design, but by then — much like Fruma’s hair — it was too late for this story. I’d like to get it right for future stories, however. What would a 9 or 10 year old boy be wearing?
Yochva, I’m sorry you’re not enjoying this sequence. Hopefully you’ll enjoy the rest more.
Shmuel, thanks for the information. I realized a while ago that I completely messed up Zindel’s design, but by then — much like Fruma’s hair — it was too late for this story. I’d like to get it right for future stories, however. What would a 9 or 10 year old boy be wearing?
In Israel, I’ve seen boys as young as three wearing miniature hats like that. However, I don’t think your story is set here, and outside of Israel, it doesn’t really occur.
Mostly boys below the age of thirteen just wear a kippa.
In Israel, I’ve seen boys as young as three wearing miniature hats like that. However, I don’t think your story is set here, and outside of Israel, it doesn’t really occur.
Mostly boys below the age of thirteen just wear a kippa.
Thanks, Yochva. I’ll keep that in mind.
Of course, I’m also feeling free to be totally inaccurate — for instance, it seems to me that very few Orthodox boys wear their hair long, as Zindel does. But I’ve decided that Zindel’s parents just indulge him on that point, because I find him easier to draw if he’s got long hair. 🙂
Thanks, Yochva. I’ll keep that in mind.
Of course, I’m also feeling free to be totally inaccurate — for instance, it seems to me that very few Orthodox boys wear their hair long, as Zindel does. But I’ve decided that Zindel’s parents just indulge him on that point, because I find him easier to draw if he’s got long hair. 🙂
Sorry; I moved across state lines shortly after posting my comment above, and then all was chaos for a couple of months, and I confess I forgot all about Hereville until I was reminded of it just now. I second Yochva: the usual thing for a boy that age would be a kippa / yarmulke.
What kind of kippa / yarmulke will vary by community and carry a ridiculous amount of symbolic weight; in this case, black velvet is a safe bet.
Sorry; I moved across state lines shortly after posting my comment above, and then all was chaos for a couple of months, and I confess I forgot all about Hereville until I was reminded of it just now. I second Yochva: the usual thing for a boy that age would be a kippa / yarmulke.
What kind of kippa / yarmulke will vary by community and carry a ridiculous amount of symbolic weight; in this case, black velvet is a safe bet.