Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters: A Graphic Memoir | Yevgenia Nayberg (Author) + Yevgenia Nayberg (Illustrated by) Children's Japanese Language Books drawing wisdom from their communities

drawing wisdom from their communities and histories: from know-your-place aggression to crip time as a way forward

**Winner of Moonbeam Children's Book Awards2015 Gold Medal**

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Did you know that the right to be a child--to go to school and not have to work or be married off--had to be fought for and made law

Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters: A Graphic Memoir | Yevgenia Nayberg (Author) + Yevgenia Nayberg (Illustrated by) Children's Japanese Language Books drawing wisdom from their communitiesStrong willed Genya sets her mind to attending art school in 1980s Ukraine, amidst the turmoil of Soviet control, the Cold War, and the unfolding Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Genyathe nickname of the books author and storys protagonist, Yevgeniaknows from age five that she wants to be an artist. When she turns eleven, shell apply to the same prestigious art school that her mother attended. But making the cut wont be easy, especially with the schools