Eleven-year-old Genya lives in Kiev, USSR (now Kyiv, Ukraine) in 1986 with her mother, her mother’s boyfriend, and her three-year-old half-brother. Her mother is an animation artist, and Genya dreams of becoming an artist as well. But first she needs to pass a demanding week-long exam in July to get into the national Art School. … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters: A Graphic Memoir