Shortlisted for the Carnegie Award this year. “The House with Chicken Legs” by Sophie Andersen is a wonderful adaptation of the old Russian folk tales. It is so rich and evocative that I just couldn’t put it down. Marinka is a reluctant Yaga who loves with her Baba in the house that is alive and can run. She is supposed to be learning how to guide the dead so the she can become the next Guardian. But Marinka is independent, determined and she breaks the rules while desperately seeking her own destiny. But life has a way of surprising us and things go awfully wrong. Marinka has to come to terms with the painful loss of her grandmother and her new role. Life isn’t always easy but good things can come out of bad.
This book is ideal for year 5-7 and can be found on Overdrive (link) #SHRLibraryBookReview