{"product_id":"egg-spoon-9780763672201","title":"Egg \u0026 Spoon","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this tour de force, master storyteller Gregory Maguire offers a dazzling novel for fantasy lovers of all ages.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscripted into the Tsar's army, the other taken as a servant in the house of the local landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying untold wealth, a cornucopia of food, and a noble family destined to visit the Tsar in Saint Petersburg -- a family that includes Ekaterina, a girl of Elena's age. When the two girls' lives collide, an adventure is set in motion, an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and -- in a starring role only Gregory Maguire could have conjured -- Baba Yaga, witch of Russian folklore, in her ambulatory house perched on chicken legs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the incredibly popular books in the Wicked Years series, including \u003ci\u003eWicked: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich inspired the musical. He is also the author of several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eWhat-the-Dickens, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. Gregory Maguire lives outside Boston.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327910875410,"sku":"9780763672201","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35f5cbd5-3264-4567-b9ea-c8797450e4cd.jpg?v=1727723565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/egg-spoon-9780763672201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}