Cinders and Sparrows

By Stefan Bachmann, Read by Justine Eyre

Price: $2.99

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Cinders and Sparrows

By Stefan Bachmann, Read by Justine Eyre

Price: $2.99

About the Book

A

suspenseful tale of witches, family, and magic from internationally bestselling

author Stefan Bachmann. 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. Readers of Kate Milford’s Greenglass

House

, Victoria Schwab’s City of Ghosts, and Diana Wynne

Jones will be riveted.

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.

Unforgettable and utterly enchanting, this

stand-alone tale about family, belonging, and friendship will bewitch readers

of Tahereh Mafi’s Whichwood,Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces, and Diana Wynne Jones’s Howl’s Moving Castle.

Cinders & Sparrows

is a magical page-turner by the author of The

Peculiar

, the acclaimed international bestseller.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780063005303
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
On Sale: Oct 13, 2020
List price: $2.99
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Cultural

Stefan Bachmann

Biography

Stefan Bachmann was born in Colorado and spent most of his childhood in Switzerland, where he graduated from Zurich University of the Arts with degrees in music composition and theory. He is the author of The Peculiar, his debut, which was published to international acclaim when he was nineteen years old. His other books include The Whatnot, A Drop of Night, Cinders and Sparrows and Release the Wolves. He is the coauthor (with April Genevieve Tucholke) of The Secret Life of Hidden Places. He lives in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany.

Justine Eyre

Reviews

No reviews available.

About the Book

A

suspenseful tale of witches, family, and magic from internationally bestselling

author Stefan Bachmann. 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. Readers of Kate Milford’s Greenglass

House

, Victoria Schwab’s City of Ghosts, and Diana Wynne

Jones will be riveted.

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.

Unforgettable and utterly enchanting, this

stand-alone tale about family, belonging, and friendship will bewitch readers

of Tahereh Mafi’s Whichwood,Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces, and Diana Wynne Jones’s Howl’s Moving Castle.

Cinders & Sparrows

is a magical page-turner by the author of The

Peculiar

, the acclaimed international bestseller.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780063005303
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
On Sale: Oct 13, 2020
List price: $2.99
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Cultural

Stefan Bachmann

Biography

Stefan Bachmann was born in Colorado and spent most of his childhood in Switzerland, where he graduated from Zurich University of the Arts with degrees in music composition and theory. He is the author of The Peculiar, his debut, which was published to international acclaim when he was nineteen years old. His other books include The Whatnot, A Drop of Night, Cinders and Sparrows and Release the Wolves. He is the coauthor (with April Genevieve Tucholke) of The Secret Life of Hidden Places. He lives in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany.

Justine Eyre

Reviews

No reviews available.

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