The House with Chicken Legs
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Average rating4.5
A breathtaking reimagining of the Russian fairy tale of Baba Yaga, The House with Chicken Legs is the award-winning, spellbinding story of one girl's adventure to find her destiny. Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted for Children's Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long enough for her to make friends. But her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning. For Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits between this world and the next. Marinka longs to change her destiny and sets out to break free from her grandmother's footsteps, but her house has other ideas... "Enticing, a little bit dangerous, and thrumming with possibilities." Kiran Millwood Hargrave "A magical tale... a captivating and original retelling of a traditional story straight out of folklore. Beautiful escapism." Sunday Express
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This book was such a fun read! There are a couple twists and turns along the way. There a few moments along the way that I wanted to shake some sense into her. However in the end Marinka finds happiness with her life and her work.
This was a new view of the Baba Yaga legend and it was very well done. The magic and the universe was heart warming and fun. I can't wait to share this with my kids.
The main complaint I see about this book is that she's a little whiny, which is true, but she's also a 12 year old girl and very realistic in her self centered nature. This was a whimsical read about life, death, moving on, found-family, and discovering your place.
