Anya's Ghost

A fun, inventive, fable-like comix about a surly Russian-American teen, Anya, and her accidental friendship with a dead girl's ghost. Wonderful commentary on the self-involved, socially insecure narcissism of high school - aka that 30 Rock skit where Tina Fey remembers being an unpopular dork, but forgets that she was also super mean. I loved the rich characterizations of Anya's best friend, her mom, her little brother. And I loved the plot and pacing - it was like a John Hughes movie mixed with some light-touch Gothic horror. Charming and a lot of fun.