AdventureChildren's
The House with Chicken Legs
2018·352 pages
A lonely 12-year-old girl in a magical wandering house trains as a Yaga guiding spirits while yearning for human friendship.
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A lonely 12-year-old girl in a magical wandering house trains as a Yaga guiding spirits while yearning for human friendship.
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"All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with. But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife. It's even harder when you live in a house that wanders all over the world . . . carrying you with it. Even worse, Marinka is being trained to be a Yaga. T...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
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Minor themes of death and loss in fantasy context
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No profanity or strong language
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No substance use depicted
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No LGBTQ+ representation
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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Central: magical house, Yaga spirit-guiding, afterlife journey
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
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Themes of isolation and loss; no abuse or cruelty
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