{"product_id":"9781250115089","title":"The Haunting of Falcon House","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Haunting of Falcon House\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Eugene Yelchin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA long undisturbed bedroom. A startling likeness. A mysterious friend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors. But he'll discover that dark secrets haunt this house. Prince Lev is the only one who can set them free—will he be the hero his family needs? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Eugene Yelchin, the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eArcady's Goal\u003c\/i\u003e and the Newbery Award-winning \u003ci\u003eBreaking Stalin's Nose\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Falcon House\u003c\/i\u003e, an illustrated middle grade story that'll both haunt readers and leave them knowing a little bit more about Russian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The story is both simple—a ghost story—and as complex as the country it rises from, offering glimpses of Russia's unique and brutal history . . . and its exploration of the role of art as a vehicle for liberation. . . . \u003cb\u003eEerie and effective.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review, \u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Falcon House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The novel’s 56 mini-chapters are interspersed with beguiling ink sketches of everything from star-soaked skies and stark graves to pitchforks and dozing kittens. The narrative itself . . . is by turns wide-eyed, inquisitive, and earnest. \u003cb\u003eThis is a haunting at its very best.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Falcon House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Yelchin (\u003ci\u003eArcady's Goal\u003c\/i\u003e) sets his imaginative, layered mystery--prefaced by a tongue-in-cheek opening note on the story's purported origins--in late-19th-century Saint Petersburg. . . . Offbeat, smudged sketches play a peculiar yet effective counterpoint to the evocative language, and helpful historical notes are included.” -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Falcon House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers will enjoy the budding friendship, and the ghost story\/mystery is compelling. . . . A unique historical mystery from a celebrated children’s writer and illustrator; a great option for classroom discussion and a jumping-off point for further exploration of Russian history.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Falcon House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Two survivors of Stalinist oppression attempt to form a family in this companion to the 2012 Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003eBreaking Stalin's Nose\u003c\/i\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eAn uplifting, believable ending makes this companion lighter - but no less affecting - than its laurelled predecessor.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on Arcady's Goal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Yelchin has compressed into  two days of events an entire epoch, giving young readers a glimpse of  the precariousness of life in a capricious yet ever-watchful  totalitarian state.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal on \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking Stalin's Nose \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A  miracle of brevity, this affecting novel zeroes in on two days and one  boy to personalize Stalin's killing machine of the '30s. . . .  Black-and-white drawings march across the pages to juxtapose hope and  fear, truth and tyranny, small moments and historical forces, innocence  and evil. \u003cb\u003eThis Newbery Honor book offers timeless lessons about  dictatorship, disillusionment and personal choice.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle on \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking Stalin's Nose \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This brief  novel gets at the heart of a society that asks its citizens, even its  children, to report on relatives and friends. \u003cb\u003eAppropriately menacing  illustrations by first-time novelist Yelchin add a sinister tone.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, on Breaking Stalin's Nose \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed NPR Best Book of the Year (2016)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250115089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40616195260622,"sku":"9781250115089","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4e1cc4ec-f705-4dc6-b20e-59429c0347e3.jpg?v=1638320180","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250115089","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}