(1) 4-6 Backgrounds by Adrian Wallace. Color by Jake Richmond. In this third book, Hasidic Jew Mirka and pesky six-year-old half-sister Layele go into the woods, where bizarre magic always seems to happen. The girls encounter a wishing fish with a wicked plan to gain power by kidnapping Layele. Speech bubbles wind in and out of variably sized panels, and the eventual solution involves verbal gymnastics as much as heroics and compassion.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2015

(2) YA Irrepressible Mirka (How Mirka Got Her Sword), an eleven-year-old Orthodox Jewish wannabe warrior, races to rescue Hereville from a meteor strike. A witch transforms the meteorite into a Mirka-clone, and the story is off. Melding fantasy, realism, and imagination in this quirky graphic novel, Deutsch incorporates the particularities of traditional Judaism and the universal foibles of a girl who dreams big but forgets planning ahead.

Reviewer: Robin Brenner | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2012

(2) 4-6 Color by Jake Richmond. Eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg, a Hasidic Jew, is not your average dragon-slaying heroine. The Shabbat-observing protagonist finds herself first battling a furious talking pig then competing in a knitting contest against a troll. A large part of this graphic novel's unique charm is the contrast between the very traditional and super fantastical, reflected in both story line and illustrations. It's also laugh-out-loud funny and thoroughly engrossing.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2010