Fabulous graphic novel about a lonely teen-aged girl who makes a new best friend - who happens to be a ghost. When loner Anya -- an outsider who has conquered her Russian accent but not her low self-esteem or poor body image -- falls down an abandoned well, she meets the ghost of Emily, who just wants to help. Or does she? Emily's "help" soon takes on a more sinister tone, until Anya is forced to make a decision about her own life and what she stands for. 
 Crisply told and nicely illustrated, with a keen eye toward teen emotions and struggles, Anya's Ghost is charming and funny, and at the same time manages to be sensitive and perceptive. Definitely a winner.