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..
Caitlin, Y8 and Thomas, Y7 say
I really enjoyed this book. Marinka wants to change her destiny, but will she be able to?
The book has lots of different styles, so it would be a good book for different people.
Freya, Y7 says:
This is a great book as it is very easy to understand how the main character, Marinka, feels. We all know what it’s like to be lonely and all she wants is a friend. I also love the funny side of the story as her house really does have chicken legs and can walk or run to new places everyday. I think that people who like adventure, fantasy or books about magic would really enjoy this book.
Nelly, Y7 says:
The House with Chicken Legs is an old saga about finding yourself.The house welcomes in the dead before sending them off into the sky. Marinka wants a normal life but her house has other ideas! Find out what happens in her journey through life.
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