Plus, the story talks about bullies, ghosts, homework, and step-families, subjects of great importance and interest to kids. The book’s not even about knitting-it really is about how 11-year-old Mirka gets her sword, with which she wishes to kill dragons-but it’s also about balance, and this story is put together with exquisite balance.īut what do 11-year-olds care about balance? It’s also a smashing modern-day fairy tale, complete with a witch (probably not wicked, possibly of ambiguous ethics), a talking pig (seemingly wicked, but probably just has anger management issues), and a boss monster to be defeated for fabulous reward (troll, likely evil, but lawful evil). As it turns out, the ability to argue about knitting can literally save a person’s life.
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword (words and images by Barry Deutsch, with colors by Jake Richmond) begins with Mirka arguing about knitting, and it ends with Mirka arguing about knitting. Here’s an example of perfect symmetry in a graphic novel.
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