Egg and Spoon

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Author: Maguire, GregoryBrand: Candlewick Press (MA)Color: BlackEdition: ReprintNumber Of Pages: 496Details: “A beautiful reminder that fairy tales are at their best when they illu minate 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.EAN: 9780763680169Release Date: 04-08-2015Languages: EnglishItem Note: Book is in good condition! The cover has wear that includes a ding in the lower front corner. The pages look good with light wear and no marks.Item Condition: UsedGoodBinding: PaperbackPartNumber: YES16396728 Show more