{"product_id":"finding-baba-yaga-a-short-novel-in-verse-9781250163875","title":"Finding Baba Yaga: A Short Novel in Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e is a mythic yet timely novel-in-verse by the beloved and prolific \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and poet Jane Yolen, \"the Hans Christian Andersen of America\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young woman discovers the power to speak up and take control of her fate--a theme that has never been more timely than it is now... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou think you know this story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou do not.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA harsh, controlling father. A quiescent mother. A house that feels like anything but a home. Natasha gathers the strength to leave, and comes upon a little house in the wood: A house that walks about on chicken feet and is inhabited by a fairy tale witch. In finding Baba Yaga, Natasha finds her voice, her power, \u003ci\u003eherself....\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jane Yolen is a phenomenon: a poet and a mythmaker, who understands how old stories can tell us new things. We are lucky to have her.\"--Neil Gaiman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Yolen is a bestselling, beloved, and immensely prolific author of more than 365 books for children, teens, and adults, including the picture book \u003ci\u003eHow Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Arithmetic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBriar Rose\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a poet, a teacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children's literature. She has been called \"the Hans Christian Andersen of America\" (by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"the Aesop of the 20th century\" (by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656155468050,"sku":"9781250163875","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2dd7ee5-1cd3-4881-a39e-ffc80673b12c.jpg?v=1733385799","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-baba-yaga-a-short-novel-in-verse-9781250163875","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}