# Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword

**Author:** Barry Deutsch
**Grade range:** Grades 5–12
**First published:** 2010
**Page count:** 148
**Genre:** Science Fiction & Fantasy
**ISBN-13:** `9781613124482`
**ISBN-10:** `1613124481`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/hereville-how-mirka-got-her-sword
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

A young Orthodox Jewish girl embarks on a fantastical adventure in this acclaimed graphic novel for preteens—“a terrific story, told with skill” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Spunky, strong-willed eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg isn’t interested in knitting lessons from her stepmother, or how-to-find-a-husband advice from her sister, or you-better-not warnings from her brother. There’s only one thing she does want: to fight dragons! Granted, no dragons have been breathing fire around Hereville, the Orthodox Jewish community where Mirka lives. But that doesn’t stop the plucky girl from honing her skills by fearlessly stands up to local bullies. She battles a very large, very menacing pig. But when she boldly accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, Mirka might finally get her ve

## Where this book is assigned

### Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction

- **recommended** · 5th grade — [source: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2010 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton_Award)
- **recommended** · 6th grade — [source: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2010 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton_Award)
- **recommended** · 7th grade — [source: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2010 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton_Award)
- **recommended** · 8th grade — [source: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2010 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton_Award)
- **recommended** · 9th grade — [source: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2010 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton_Award)
- **recommended** · 10th grade — [source: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2010 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton_Award)
- **recommended** · 11th grade — [source: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2010 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton_Award)
- **recommended** · 12th grade — [source: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2010 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton_Award)

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