Breadcrumbs
Autor: | Anne Ursu |
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JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying, JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Intermediate, JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Travel
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Popis: | The winner of numerous awards and recipient of four starred reviews, Anne Ursu's Breadcrumbs is a stunning and heartbreaking story of growing up, wrapped in a modern-day fairy tale.Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into a forest with a mysterious woman made of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's'The Snow Queen,'Breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us.In Breadcrumbs, Anne Ursu tells, in her one-of-a-kind voice, a story that brings together fifty years of children's literature in a tale as modern as it is timeless. Hazel's journey to come to terms with her evolving friendship with Jack will deeply resonate with young readers.Supports the Common Core State Standards |
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