Egg And Spoon

By: Gregory Maguire

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Synopsis: In this tour de force, master storyteller Gregory Maguire offers a dazzling novel for fantasy lovers of all ages. Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscripted into the Tsar's army, the other taken as a servant in the house of the local landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying untold wealth, a cornucopia of food, 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.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 480 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780763672201
Publisher:: Candlewick Press
Date of Addition:: 11/08/15
Copyrighted By:: Gregory Maguire
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Liz Halperin
Proofread By:: N/A
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.