The House with Chicken Legs

Written by Sophie Anderson

Book #1 in the The House with Chicken Legs series

A girl defies fate to find her missing grandmother, risking a journey to the afterlife.

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272 pages· 57,867 words· Est. 8 hour read· 770L

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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Marinka craves a real friend, not just the company of her magical, wandering house. Trained to be a Yaga like her grandmother, she faces a lonely future guiding souls. When Marinka seizes a chance for friendship, she unwittingly breaks sacred rules, leading to her grandmother's mysterious disappearance. Now, Marinka must embark on a perilous quest into the afterlife to save her, confronting the very destiny she wishes to escape. Will she find her grandmother, or will the journey change her forever?

From the publisher

All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with. But that’s tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife. It’s even harder when you live in a house that wanders all over the world . . . carrying you with it. Even worse, Marinka is being trained to be a Yaga. That means no school, no parties–and no playmates that stick around for more than a day. So when Marinka stumbles across the chance to make a real friend, she breaks all the rules . . . with devastating consequences. Her beloved grandmother mysteriously disappears, and it’s up to Marinka to find her–even if it means making a dangerous journey to the afterlife.

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