Breadcrumbs
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005PTOKGG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 281 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, Breadcrumbs is a story of the struggle to hold on, and the things we leave behind.. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. A stunning modern-day fairy tale from acclaimed author Anne Ursu. Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into a forest with a mysterious woman made of ice
The lady knight sets off into the dark forest alone This is the book that I wanted Among Others to be. I felt much more connected to Hazel and her literary touchstones and her troubles with reality.It is a lovely book, with a lot of beauty, and also sly wit and reflection on fairy tales. When Hazel says her name is "Anderson", a character comments that they get a lot of those in The Woods. And the Snow Queen offers Jack some Turkish Delight and laughs at her own joke. And there are woodcutters and kindly healers and wolves and ice queens and fates, and only some of them are good and useful, even thoug. Sweet and thoughtful! Itsmenhi Ok I've never read this author and bought this book on a whim. I couldn't put it down. A sweet and simple book but it's not simple at all. The author writes the way you feel or how a child would feel minus the grown up words. The story is sweet and really does represent the confusion and turmoil kids go through but don't know how to express. There was a lot of story upfront but once Hazel begins her travels I feel the author missed the opportunity to really describe the woods more than she did. The White Witch story could have been more elaborate. Th. "Charming yet bittersweet YA" according to justme. This is a story about Hazel--an imaginative, effervescent adoptee--whom only feels like she truly only fits in with her best friend Jack. Peppered with homage to other children's tales--from both classic and modern arena--this is a charming, clever, if bittersweet read. Readers tag along as Hazel struggles to find Jack while battling inner struggles with identity (belonging to community) and what it means to "grow up." Much like Gaiman's Coraline, Hazel realizes that true courage means doing what's right, even if means facing fear and danger. Much li