Name: Candlewick Press The Hotel Balzaar - (The Norendy Tales) by Kate DiCamillo (Paperback)
Brand: Candlewick Press
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 About the Book "At the Hotel Balzaar, Marta's mother rises before the sun, puts on her uniform, and instructs Marta to roam as she will but quietly, invisibly--like a little mouse. While her mother cleans rooms, Marta slips down the back staircase to the grand lobby to chat with the bellman, study the painting of an angel's wing over the fireplace, and watch a cat chase a mouse around the face of the grandfather clock, all the while dreaming of the return of her soldier father, who has gone missing. One day, a mysterious countess with a parrot checks in, promising a story--in fact, seven stories in all, each to be told in its proper order. As the stories unfold, Marta begins to wonder: could the secret to her father's disappearance lie in the countess's tales? Book two in a trio of novellas bound by place and mood--with elegant line art by Jâulia Sardáa."-- Book Synopsis An instant New York Times bestseller! "DiCamillo showcases the capacity for storytelling to soothe and inspire h...

Candlewick Press The Hotel Balzaar - (The Norendy Tales) by Kate DiCamillo (Paperback)

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