Breadcrumbs - anne ursu

Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jacks life.

The winner of numerous awards and recipient of four starred reviews, Anne Ursus Breadcrumbs is a stunning and heartbreaking story of growing up, wrapped in a modern-day fairy tale.

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.

Now its up to Hazel to go in after him.

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersens The Snow Queen, Breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us.

In Breadcrumbs , Anne Ursu tells, in her one-of-a-kind voice, a story that brings together fifty years of childrens literature in a tale as modern as it is timeless.

Hazels journey to come to terms with her evolving friendship with Jack will deeply resonate with young readers.

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