Article Title
Keywords
Cannot Recommend, Young Adult, Gregory Maguire, Fantasy, Mistaken Identity, Russia
Document Type
Book Review
Abstract
As life becomes increasingly desperate for Elena and her struggling community, an opulent train pulls into her disregarded Russian village. The train holds Ekaterina—or Cat—a young aristocratic girl who is heading to the Tsar’s palace. By accidental means the two girls switch places with Elena heading to St. Petersburg and Ekaterina unexpectedly meeting the witch, Baba Yaga. On their different journeys, the two girls finally confront each other at the Tsar’s palace. Elena is imprisoned for impersonating royalty, but Cat and Baba Yaga free Elena to help them find a resolution to a magical imbalance in their world. With the help of Baba Yaga’s magic, her chicken-legged cottage, and Elena’s intuition, they search the land for aids to bring balance back to Russia.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
McMillan, Tessa
(2016)
"Egg & Spoon,"
Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 37:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol37/iss1/5