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“…it is the story of coping with any society’s rigid norms and finding avenues for self-expression, and Anya’s imagination is a bright vehicle for just such a ride. Anya’s secret society is so jovial and bighearted, you wish it upon all oppressed lefties.”
—Kirkus Reviews

Anya’s Secret Society

Written by Yevgenia Nayberg
Illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing

Left-handed Anya draws with great passion . . . but only when she’s alone.

In Russia, right-handedness is demanded–it is the right way. This cultural expectation stifles young Anya’s creativity and artistic spirit as she draws the world around her in secret.

Hiding away from family, teachers, and neighbors, Anya imagines a secret society of famous left-handed artists drawing alongside her. But once her family emigrates from Russia to America, her life becomes less clandestine, and she no longer feels she needs to conceal a piece of her identity.

Primary ISBN: 9781580898300
Publication Date: March 2019
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 05 or older

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Setting: Russia, United States (New York City)

Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: Immigrant,

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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