THE HOUSE WITH THE CHICKEN LEGS – SOPHIE ANDERSON-ELISA PAGANELLI-MELISSA CASTRILLON

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 Award Marinka 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