Description
"Jane Yolen is a phenomenon: a poet and a mythmaker, who understands how old stories can tell us new things."-Neil Gaiman You think you know this story. You do not. A harsh, controlling father. A quiescent mother. A house that feels like anything but a home. Natasha gathers the strength to leave, and comes upon a little house in the wood: A house that walks about on chicken feet and is inhabited by a fairytale witch. In finding Baba Yaga, Natasha finds her voice, her power, and herself.... A contemporary retelling of an iconic myth about a young woman discovering her voice by a beloved and prolific American storyteller.
A modern and mythic retelling about a teenage girl finding her voice by the beloved and prolific author and poet Jane Yolen, "the Hans Christian Andersen of America."
About the Author
Jane Yolen is a bestselling, beloved, and immensely prolific author of more than 365 books for children, teens, and adults, including the picture book How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and the novels The Devil's Arithmetic and Briar Rose. She is also a poet, a teacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children's literature. She has been called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America" (by Newsweek) and "the Aesop of the 20th century" (by the New York Times).
Book Information
ISBN 9781250163875
Author Jane Yolen
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint St Martin's Press
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 120g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 10mm
A modern and mythic retelling about a teenage girl finding her voice by the beloved and prolific author and poet Jane Yolen, "the Hans Christian Andersen of America."
About the Author
Jane Yolen is a bestselling, beloved, and immensely prolific author of more than 365 books for children, teens, and adults, including the picture book How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and the novels The Devil's Arithmetic and Briar Rose. She is also a poet, a teacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children's literature. She has been called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America" (by Newsweek) and "the Aesop of the 20th century" (by the New York Times).
Book Information
ISBN 9781250163875
Author Jane Yolen
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint St Martin's Press
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 120g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 10mm
