| ISBN |
9780063060562 (paperback) |
| Name |
Bachmann, Stefan, 1993- author. |
| Title |
Cinders and sparrows / Stefan Bachmann. |
| Published |
New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2020. |
| ©2020 |
| Description |
358 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Summary |
This is a suspenseful tale of witches, family, belonging, friendship and magic. When a twelve-year-old orphan unexpectedly becomes the mistress of a seemingly abandoned castle, she is thrust into a mysterious plot involving murderous spells, false identity, and a magical battle of wills between the living and the dead. Twelve-year-old Zita, an orphan and a housemaid, has resigned herself to a life of drudgery when a strange letter arrives, naming her the only living heir to the Brydgeborn fortune. Now the mistress of the castle, Zita soon realizes foul play led to the death of her family. And as she is guided through lessons in the art of witchcraft by the somewhat mysterious Mrs. Cantanker, Zita begins to wonder who is friend and who is foe. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6. |
| Subjects |
Women household employees -- Juvenile fiction |
| Witches -- Juvenile fiction |
| Magic -- Juvenile fiction |
| Families -- Juvenile fiction |
| Orphans -- Juvenile fiction |
| Friendship -- Juvenile fiction |
| Belonging (Social psychology) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 |
| Genre |
Fantasy fiction |
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