My househas chicken legs. Two or three times a year, without warning, it stands up inthe middle of the night and walks away from where we've been living. 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 AwardMarinka 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
Sofi Anderson Livres
Sophie Anderson a grandi immergée dans les histoires, un héritage transmis par sa mère, écrivaine, et sa grand-mère prussienne, dont l'art de raconter des histoires inspire profondément les romans d'Anderson. Son œuvre explore souvent les thèmes de la famille, de l'identité et de la recherche d'appartenance, tissant des récits complexes qui résonnent auprès des lecteurs. Avec un style qui mêle réalisme magique et émotion sincère, Anderson crée des histoires à la fois enchanteresses et profondément humaines. Elle est célébrée pour ses récits captivants qui transportent les lecteurs dans des mondes imaginaires.
