A fun middle grade graphic novel mostly set in Ghana, although the main character is Ghanaian-American. Retells traditional Ananse stories within a modern setting. This also has good insights for third culture kids, as Nana tries to navigate being the foreigner in her grandmother's country. The illustrations definitely capture the Ghanaian setting; I felt they were less successful capturing the expressions and actions of people.

The story was interesting, but the art wasn't very good and I struggled to look paste that bit. But I also really want to see more African representation, and so I will tell people looking for these types of stories about this book.

The art style is not very appealing, and the layout of the comic panels often made it difficult to follow the story. None of the characters were particularly likeable, and the plot felt rushed, with the main conflict introduced and taken care of very quickly.

I really liked this graphic novel! I thought it was a great blend of storytelling, Ghanaian & American layers and illustrations. It was a super quick read and I loved the color palette and the overall feel of the book. I hope that that there will be more of these stories/make it a series!

The storyline was good, with each character having their own personality and look to some extent. The plot is well paced. The art is a bit casual in style with deep colors and a unique "feel' that goes well with the setting and the tone of the story. Not a great graphic novel but an enjoyable one.

The story had little flow. The characters were all flat and two dimensional.

I Wass not a fan of the art work- half the reason I read graphic novels.

I had read the books about Anansi but this was a refreshing new angle of this story. By traveling with the three youngsters to the forest and the mines we were able to learn their characteristics and how this all played out in this tale about culture plus the importance of telling the truth. hank you for this experience.

In this graphic novel, author Agyemang takes us from a modern classroom to a village in Ghana using the traditional tales of Anansi the trickster spider to carry the story between both settings. Nana is in trouble again at school, something about a circus of flying squirrels stealing her teacher's toupe or at least that's the story she's sticking to! Her family has had enough of her wild stories and trouble at school so instead of heading off to summer writing camp with her best friend, Nana is sent to live with relatives in Ghana for the summer. Not knowing the language or the culture of her family's ancestral land, Nana is easily tricked by Anansi. However, Nana has s few tricks up her sleeve too and may just get the better of the that tricky spider. Panels flowed well, a few had too much text which could have been broken into additional panels. The ending seemed rather abrupt and a lengthy author's note appears at the end of the book explaining more about the oral traditions of Anansi tales.