Breadcrumbs

Anne Ursu

Sep 2011 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

The winner of numerous awards and recipient of four starred reviews, Anne Ursu's Breadcrumbs is a stunning and heartbreaking story of growing up, wrapped in a modern-day fairy tale.

Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into a forest with a mysterious woman made of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us.

In Breadcrumbs, Anne Ursu tells, in her one-of-a-kind voice, a story that brings together fifty years of children's literature in a tale as modern as it is timeless. Hazel's journey to come to terms with her evolving friendship with Jack will deeply resonate with young readers.

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Ratings and reviews

I love this book. Ever since I read the back and saw the cover, I feel like I'm emotionally attached to the book. I would definitely recommend to adventure and fairy tale lovers.

I think its nice but random person:no buts you love it got it.yeah what I was saying before I was rudely inturupet random person:sorry.but I think it's too good it was awesome random person:ohhhh.yeah.there was so much things in this book was worrying what was going to happen. Good Luck On Book.it's pretty good

This is amassing just Like bigger than a bread box it starts off a little slow so when u get mid range u want to read more amassing and hazel is awsome

About the author

Anne Ursu is the author of the acclaimed novels The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy, The Lost Girl, Breadcrumbs, and The Real Boy, which was longlisted for the National Book Award. The recipient of a McKnight Fellowship Award in Children’s Literature, Anne lives in Minneapolis with her family and an ever-growing number of cats.

Erin McGuire is an illustrator of picture books and middle grade novels, including Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu, the Nancy Drew Diaries series, and Sleeping Beauty by Cynthia Rylant. When not drawing, she enjoys reading, cooking, and camping. Erin lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and two cats. Visit her online at www.emcguire.net.