TITLE:Vassa in the Night

PUBLISHER:A tom doherty associates book

ISBN:9780765380548

DEC-INDEX :813.6

YEAR:2016

RESUME:"Vassa in the Night" is a novel written by Sarah Porter, inspired by the Russian folktale "Vasilisa the Beautiful." The story takes place in a contemporary urban setting and combines elements of fantasy, magical realism, and dark humor. The protagonist of the story is Vassa, a young girl living in a surreal and supernatural version of Brooklyn. In this version of the city, magic is real, and strange occurrences happen regularly. Vassa finds herself caught up in a bizarre situation when she is sent on an errand to the local convenience store, BY's, which is owned by the notorious witch, Babs Yagg. Vassa discovers that BY's operates under an unusual curse - it is a store that stands on chicken legs and is surrounded by a deadly forest. The store opens only at night and is controlled by Babs Yagg, who has a reputation for beheading shoplifters. Vassa becomes an employee at BY's and must navigate its peculiar rules and supernatural inhabitants to survive.

N_PAGES:303

ILLUSTRATION:Non

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