The bear and the nightingale : a novel
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Published
New York, NY : Del Rey, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781101885932, 1101885939
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5, 14 Points

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"At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn't mind--she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse's fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil. After Vasilisa's mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa's new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows. And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village. All the while, Vasilisa's stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for marriage or confinement in a convent. As danger circles nearer, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she has long concealed--this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped from her nurse's most frightening tales."--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Arden, K. (2017). The bear and the nightingale: a novel (First Edition.). Del Rey.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Arden, Katherine. 2017. The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel. Del Rey.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Arden, Katherine. The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel Del Rey, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Arden, Katherine. The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel First Edition., Del Rey, 2017.

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