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The Door by the Staircase

The Door by the Staircase

Marsh, Katherine
Murphy, Kelly
Murphy, Kelly

Paperback

Fairy Tales & FolkloreFamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction

ISBN10: 142313785X
ISBN13: 9781423137856
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: Jan 3 2017
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.50
Language: English
A magical, darkly humorous, and poignant novel with roots in the Russian fairytale Baba Yaga, from Edgar Award-winning author Katherine Marsh.

Twelve-year-old Mary Hayes can't stand her orphanage for another night. But when an attempted escape through the stove pipe doesn't go quite as well as she'd hoped, Mary fears she'll be stuck in the Buffalo Asylum for Young Ladies forever.

The very next day, a mysterious woman named Madame Z appears at the orphanage requesting to adopt Mary, and the matron's all too happy to get the girl off her hands. Soon, Mary is fed a hearty meal, dressed in a clean, new nightgown and shown to a soft bed with blankets piled high. She can hardly believe she isn't dreaming!

But when Mary begins to explore the strange nearby town with the help of her new friend, Jacob, she learns a terrifying secret about Madame Z's true identity. If Mary's not careful, her new home might just turn into a nightmare.

Award-winning author Katherine Marsh draws from Russian fairytales in this darkly funny middle-grade fantasy novel, now available in paperback.

Praise for The Door by the Staircase

* Well-drawn characters, an original setting, and a satisfying resolution are the ingredients that make this carefully crafted middle-grade adventure a highly rewarding read.

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