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. That means no school no parties--and no playmates that stick around for more than a day. So when Marinka stumbles across the chance to make a real friend she breaks all the rules . . . with devastating consequences. Her beloved grandmother mysteriously disappears and it's up to Marinka to find her--even if it means making a dangerous journey to the afterlife. With a mix of whimsy humor and adventure this debut novel will wrap itself around your heart and never let go.
