| Egg and Spoon Contributor(s): Maguire, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763680168 ISBN-13: 9780763680169 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Class Differences - Young Adult Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Young Adult Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014931834 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 168143 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A beautiful reminder that fairy tales are at their best when they illuminate the precarious balance between lighthearted childhood and the darkness and danger of adulthood." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside, and there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying a cornucopia of food, untold wealth, and a noble family destined to visit the Tsar in Saint Petersburg--a family that includes Ekaterina, a girl of Elena's age. When the two girls' lives collide, an adventure is set in motion, an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and--in a starring role only Gregory Maguire could have conjured--Baba Yaga, witch of Russian folklore, in her ambulatory house perched on chicken legs. |