Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch is the story of a Jewish girl who wants to fight dragons.In Hereville everyone is Jewish - orthodox Jewish - where roles for men and women are prescribed by tradition. So even though her time is spent being taught to knit by her step-mother, eleven year-old Mirka's real desire is to fight dragons.
Deutsch has created a graphic novel that explains about Judaism through this beautiful tale of courage and finding ones place in the world. The illustrations are beautiful and the Yiddish words are defined at the bottom of each page. A great read for Jews, fans of graphic novels, fans of strong female protagonists, and anyone who has even wanted to fight dragons.
Deutsch, Barry. (2010). Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword. New York: Amulet Books.
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