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Title details for Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu - Available

Breadcrumbs

by Anne Ursu
Kirby Heyborne
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Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. They had been best friends since they were six, spending hot Minneapolis summers and cold Minneapolis winters together, dreaming of Hogwarts and Oz, superheroes and baseball. Now that they were eleven, it was weird for a boy and a girl to be best friends. But they couldn’t help it—Hazel and Jack fit, in that way you only read about in books. And they didn’t fit anywhere else.
And then, one day, Jack just stopped talking to Hazel. And while her mom tried to tell her that this sometimes happens to friends at this age, Hazel had read enough stories to know that it’s never that simple. And it turns out she was right. Jack’s heart had been frozen, and he was taken into the woods by a woman dressed in white to live in a palace made of ice. Now it’s up to Hazel to venture into the woods after him.

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  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 10, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780449014011
      • File size: 224105 KB
      • Duration: 07:46:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.8
    • Lexile® Measure: 720
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from August 29, 2011
      Ursu follows her Cronus Chronicles
      trilogy with this deeply felt, modern-day fantasy that borrows plot from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. Richly imaginative fifth-grader Hazel, adopted from India, has recently switched schools and is failing (badly) to fit in. Money is tight, her parents have divorced, and her best friend, Jack, suddenly rebuffs her. Hazel is devastated, but readers learn the cause of Jack’s alienation is a shard of magical mirror lodged in his heart. When Jack disappears with an ethereal woman on a sled pulled by wolves, Hazel heads into the wintry and enchanted Minnesota woods to rescue him. A sadness as heavy as a Northwoods snowfall pervades this story, though it has its delights, too. Ursu offers many winks at avid fans of fairy tales and fantasy (Jack’s mother looks “like someone had severed her daemon”). The creepy fantasyland that Hazel traverses uses bits from other Andersen tales to create a story that, though melancholy, is beautifully written and wholly original. It’s certainly the only children’s fantasy around where Minnesota Twins All-Star catcher Joe Mauer figures into the plot. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8–12.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Hazel's best and only friend, Jack, has disappeared, yet no one else seems to notice. Hazel fears the worst and embarks on a quest to save her friend from a wicked ice queen in an enchanted land. The world of fairy tales can be dangerous, but for Hazel the real world of fifth grade is worse, so she's up to the task at hand. Kirby Heyborne is a bit too slow paced in his delivery of the narrative, but he excels with dialogue and characterization. The listener easily pictures awkward Hazel, cocky tween boys, cruel witches, and helpful woodsmen. Even magical animals, ice, and wind come alive, thanks to Heyborne's tones. This is a gem, and Heyborne makes the audio experience one to treasure with family. G.D. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 27, 2012
      In Ursu's new spin on Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale "The Snow Queen," youngsters Jack and Hazel are the best of friends until their unique bond is broken by dark magic, and Jack disappears with a mysterious woman who lives in the woods. Narrator Kirby Heyborne conveys an effective portrayal of the budding teens. Heyborne's youthful, subdued tone delivers the right amount of mystery and magic to captivate young listeners. As the story builds to its climax with Hazel searching for her missing friend, Heyborne narrates with a quiet intensity that captures every sentence perfectly. A memorable, entertaining, and engaging audiobook. Ages 8â12. A Walden Pond hardcover.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.8
  • Lexile® Measure:720
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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