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The Star of Kazan
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
14 posts | 14 read | 11 to read
In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the Alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. They take her home, and Annika grows up in the servants' quarters of a house belonging to three eccentric Viennese professors. She is happy there, but dreams of the day when her real mother will come to find her. And sure enough, one day a glamorous stranger arrives at the door. After years of guilt and searching, Annika's mother has come to claim her daughter, who is in fact a Prussian aristocrat whose true home is a great castle. But at crumbling, spooky Spittal Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in the lives of her new-found family . . . Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining The Star of Kazan is a timeless classic for readers young and old.
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erzascarletbookgasm
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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#3books #thatmademewanttotravel
Middle grade books edition!

These made me want to travel to Vienna & the Alps; London & its vicinity; and Paris!

OriginalCyn620 Awesome! 4y
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erzascarletbookgasm
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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Set in Vienna during Emperor Franz Joseph's reign, this engaging story is rich in history & humour. 12-yr-old Annika, fostered by 2 servants since she was a baby, is happy living in the beautiful city of music. She is whisked away to live in a castle in Germany by an aristocrat who claimed to be her mother but things are not what they seem. Love the characters, the setting.
#MiddleGradeMarch
#ReadingEurope2020 #Austria

katy4peas Oh, I love Eva Ibbotson! I haven‘t read that one of hers! 5y
Librarybelle Pretty cover! 5y
megnews Sounds really good. Stacked. 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @katy4peas It‘s my first of hers, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Will look out more of hers. 5y
katy4peas @erzascarletbookgasm I loved “The Secret of Platform 13“. If you like hers, you should also try Edward Eager's “The Time Garden“ and “Half Magic“ and the rest of his as well as E. Nesbit's “Five Children and It“. All magical, easy reads that are a lot of fun! 😊 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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The 450-year-old Spanish Riding School, one of Vienna‘s most popular attractions....‘This equestrian show is performed by Lipizzaner stallions formerly kept at an imperial stud established at Lipizza (hence the name). The graceful stallions perform an equine ballet to a classical-music program while the audience watches from pillared balconies..‘

One of the many interesting things about Austria I learnt from my current read. #MiddleGradeMarch

Crazeedi Very cool!! 5y
megnews Wow! That‘s really neat! 5y
Lcsmcat I saw the Lipizzaner Stallions when I was a kid. They‘re amazing! 5y
Butterfinger That is so cool. 5y
TheAromaofBooks I saw the Lipizzaner Stallions perform once and it was genuinely awe-inspiring! Marguerite Henry's book about them is on my TBR for this week, too! 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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We love book maps! The story is about a young girl who has been brought up by a cook and a housemaid staying with three eccentric professors in Vienna. I love tracing and referring to the girl‘s journey using this map. And the mentions of Austrian foods make my mouth water! Sauerkraut, dumplings, Apfelstrudels, and all those wonderful descriptions of pastries! 😋

#MiddleGradeMarch

Kalalalatja I love Apfelstrudel! I went skiing in Austria every year from I was 8 till I was 18, and I loved the food 😋 5y
Texreader Book looks great. Would an adult like it? 5y
megnews I love book maps too! 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm @Texreader If you enjoy MG novels, you‘ll like this. There‘s adventure, mystery, and humour. I recommend 👍 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @Kalalalatja how exciting! When I‘m reading the book, I googled all the foods and places mentioned. It‘s like #armchairtravel ! 5y
BiblioLitten I love book maps too!! 5y
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Tadiwa_Nleya
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson

Sum: Annika is a servant in a grand house in Vienna, a great city famous for its great emperor. Her life would be perfect for her real mothers mystery. Annika has been found in a Church as a newborn baby, and no one knows where she came from. Yet her mind swirls everyday with visions of a lovely mother who finally come to claim her. Then Annika finds out the amazing truth about her past and is going to go on a great, yet serious, discovery danger.

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Tadiwa_Nleya
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson

Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Children‘s Literature
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Date Started: Friday, October 11, 2019
Date Finished: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Why I chose this book: Because i was given this book by my old school and said I could keep it.

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Gillyreads
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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2 books done. Husband is making me go out for coffee but I‘m taking book three ☺️ #24in48 @24in48

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Gillyreads
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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Off I go. It‘s 7am here in Sydney 📚#24in48 @24in48

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xicanti
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This is vintage Ibbotson, y'all. Everyone runs around forming found families, nurturing bonds with animals, and staging DARING RESCUES (my fave!). It's delightful! Except when it's horrifying! I cried because I was terrified for the characters, and I cried because I was so damned happy for them! I binge-listened to the audio to cram the story into my brain all the faster, and I'm proud to add the paperback to my permanent collection. 4.5 stars.

xicanti Also, the abused spaniel DOES end up with an awesome life. I ain't even concerned about spoiler-tagging that because I know y'all need this information in order to make an informed decision as to whether you want to read this. Which you DO, friends. You DO. #caseyplusbooks 6y
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xicanti
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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Brownies in the sunshine.

I need this glaze to set so I can eat one. #audiobaking

TheKidUpstairs 😍😍😍 6y
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xicanti
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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I desperately needed an excuse to listen to THE STAR OF KAZAN, so I made my favourite coffee brownies from BROWN SUGAR by Joyce White. I had to substitute strong-brewed regular coffee because the instant I usually use went mouldy (a shock and a surprise), and they came out a different colour. Huh. Hopefully they still taste good. I'll find out once they've cooled enough to glaze and cut. #audiobaking

AlaMich Um, how could they POSSIBLY taste bad?! They are brownies!! 😉 6y
xicanti @AlaMich they might just taste bad in comparison with their usual glory. 😉 6y
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xicanti
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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One thing I love about Eva Ibbotson's books is how she was obviously a huge dog person. So far in THE STAR OF KAZAN I've met a schnauzer and a spaniel, which is a fun coincidence since my own little spaniel and I currently have a schnauzer staying with us! Hector, the book's spaniel, has gone through some awful stuff so far, but I trust Ibbotson to give him an awesome life with the main characters.

BookNAround Look at those sweet fur faces! 6y
xicanti @BookNAround I'm so glad they've become friends! 6y
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xicanti
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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Sandwich makers shaped like Hello Kitty's head are just BETTER than other sandwich makers, y'know?

I brought this one out so I could make a turkey melt with raclette cheese, mayo, mustard, and kohlrabi greens. It was delicious, and I had a marvellous time listening to the first few chapters of THE STAR OF KAZAN while I cooked and ate it. #audiocooking

saresmoore That sounds delicious! I love raclette and kohlrabi. 🤤 6y
xicanti @saresmoore I need to get some more turkey so I can have it again! 6y
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Valstoeva
The Star of Kazan | Eva Ibbotson
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It makes me dream of old Vienna. Wonderful as all the books of Eva Ibbotson