The house with chicken legs - Sophie Anderson

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Debut author Anderson delivers an extraordinary retelling of the Baba Yaga myth, featuring a mix of whimsy, humor, and adventure.

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 it means making a dangerous journey to the afterlife.

With a mix of whimsy, humor, and adventure, this debut novel will wrap itself around your heart and never let go.