{"product_id":"9781250163875","title":"Finding Baba Yaga : A Short Novel in Verse","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFinding Baba Yaga\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jane Yolen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e is a mythic yet timely novel-in-verse by the beloved and prolific \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and poet Jane Yolen, “the Hans Christian Andersen of America” (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young woman discovers the power to speak up and take control of her fate—a theme that has never been more timely than it is now…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou think you know this story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou do not.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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 fairy tale witch. In finding Baba Yaga, Natasha finds her voice, her power, \u003ci\u003eherself....\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jane Yolen is a phenomenon: a poet and a mythmaker, who understands how old stories can tell us new things. We are lucky to have her.\"—Neil Gaiman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jane Yolen is a phenomenon: a poet and a mythmaker, who understands how old stories can tell us new things.\"—Neil Gaiman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This novel-in-verse is a journey, an escape, and an encounter with an ambiguous evil. Tart and touching and sometimes deeply sad, with surprising stings of wit.”—John Crowley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a Worm Ouroboros of a story, the old made new, the new made old, metaphors rubbing shoulders with painful truths. A book-length poem, \u003ci\u003eFinding Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e is no gimmick but rather the only way the story could be told to deliver the impact that it does.”—Charles de Lint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Seductive in the best way possible, \u003ci\u003eFinding Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e draws you in from first word to last, its secrets doled out like sweet treats.... If you’ve never met Baba Yaga before, it’s time. If you think you have, be assured: not like this.” —Nikki Grimes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Blending Russian folklore with a contemporary American teen’s narration of her departure from an abusive family situation, Yolen’s (\u003ci\u003eMonster Academy\u003c\/i\u003e, 2018, etc.) entry into the Baba Yaga canon packs an emotional punch. ...Yolen’s wordplay is sharp, engaging, and evocative; even folklore-illiterate readers will be enchanted by this slim volume.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Yolen has created another magical tale...with her exquisite free verse. ...It is a heart-breaking story with little slips of humor. It is a terrifying story of abuse and an inspiring telling of becoming one’s own heroine. Here is yet another amazing book to be added to the over 300 this wonderful author has all ready [\u003ci\u003esic\u003c\/i\u003e] brought to us.”—\u003ci\u003eTeenReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eFinding Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique experience. It is so many things wrapped into one; a fairy tale, a twist on the classics, a novella, and a story told in verse. It’s also a coming of age story, and a story about acceptance. It’s not every day that you can find something so small and compact that carries that much within it. For that reason alone I would say that \u003ci\u003eFinding Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e is worth reading.\"—\u003ci\u003eWord of the Nerd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250163875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40683358290126,"sku":"9781250163875","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2099b0f2-3807-4626-ad53-da118c4f5ce3.jpg?v=1640149146","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250163875","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}