The house with chicken legs

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Sophie Anderson: The house with chicken legs (2018)

262 pages

English language

Published Sept. 6, 2018

ISBN:
978-1-338-20996-9
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OCLC Number:
1018064678

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4 stars (4 reviews)

"All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with. But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife. It's even harder when you live in a house that wanders all over the world . . . carrying you with it. Even worse, Marinka is being trained to be a Yaga. That means no school, no parties -- and no playmates that stick around for more than a day. So when Marinka stumbles across the chance to make a real friend, she breaks all the rules . . . with devastating consequences. Her beloved grandmother mysteriously disappears, and it's up to Marinka to find her -- even if …

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4 stars

Based loosely around Baba Yaga folklore, The House With Chicken Legs unfolds as an unhurried coming of age story that, using its fantastical premise, explores growing children's need to find their own path. It was definitely a change of pace from the explosive adventures I usually pick up at my library, but I appreciated its contemplative style, sweeping depictions of landscapes and locales, and heartwarming message. Closing this book felt (very appropriately) like waving goodbye to a family that shared stories with you over a good dinner.

Read my full review on my blog, Never Too Old Reviews:
https://ntoreviews.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-house-with-chicken-legs-sophie.html

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Subjects

  • Juvenile fiction
  • Spirits
  • Children's stories