But in the process, she also changes those around her for the better. It’s a bit of a tearjerker, as Mariska has to experience hardship and push through the ramifications of her desire to break away from tradition, to come to an understanding of what her future will be. This book deals with issues of life and death but its overall message is positive. Of being willing to open your eyes and understand what is in front of you, but also to follow your own path and share what’s really important to you so that others understand. This is really a story of self-discovery. But Mariska wants her own life experiences, not someone else’s. Two or three times a year, without warning, it stands up inthe middle of the night and walks away from where weve been living. Baba keeps telling her that if she would just listen to the stories of the people that pass through their house to the next life, then she will live through them. The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson On Sale: Format: Paperback Book Overview Author Info and Events About the Book My househas chicken legs.
She wants to explore, to meet people, to have fun. Not that she can anyway given she’s not supposed to go beyond the house’s fence.Īs much as she loves Baba Yaga, Mariska is lonely and longs for a life beyond the house.
The house never stays in one place long enough for Mariska to make friends.
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