The House with Chicken Legs [Sophie Anderson]

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.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Inc.
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ Feb. 4 2020
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338209976
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years