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The Star of Kazan [Unabridged] (Paperback)

by Eva Ibbotson (Author)

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Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: Macmillan Childrens; 2nd edition, revised edition (May 13 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0330418025
ISBN-13: 978-0330418027
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 259 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Starred Review. Grade 5-8–Abandoned as a baby, Annika is found and adopted by Ellie and Sigrid, cook and housemaid for three professors. Growing up in early-20th-century Vienna, she learns to cook and clean and is perfectly happy until a beautiful aristocrat appears and claims to be her mother, sweeping her off to a new life in a crumbling castle in northern Germany. Annika is determined to make the best of things, and it takes a while for her to realize that her new "family" has many secrets, most of them nasty. With the help of Ellie, Sigrid, the professors, and friends old and new, Annika escapes from a ghastly fate and learns to face the truth about her relatives. Winding like a braid through this story is a mystery involving a chest of worn costumes and junk jewelry left to Annika by an old woman she has befriended. This is a rich saga in the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett, full of stalwart friends, sly villains, a brave heroine, and good triumphing over evil. Annika's determination to do the right thing is both laudable and utterly frustrating, especially when readers realize that her loyalty is misplaced. Almost every character is distinct, but the ones that stand out are the "regular folk," individuals whose sense of decency propels them into amazing acts of courage. Vienna itself is colorfully portrayed, brimming with pastries, coffee, and dancing Lipizzaner horses. An intensely satisfying read.–Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
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*Starred Review* Gr. 4-8. Ibbotson's latest is a galloping historical novel set in the Austro-Hungarian empire. Abandoned as an infant, 12-year-old Annika lives in Vienna with the cook and housemaid who discovered her as well as their employers, a sibling trio of eccentric professors. Annika helps with the housework and grows up comfortably in the warm house on a beautiful square, surrounded by friends. Still, Annika dreams of reuniting with the unknown parents who abandoned her, and when an elegant, charismatic woman appears, birth certificate in hand, Annika embraces her as her long-lost mother and agrees to move to the family's remote northern castle. The grand estate isn't what she expected, though, and she fights waves of homesickness as troubling clues begin to emerge about her new family. Ibbotson leads her characters through a delightful, breathless adventure that skillfully enfolds deliciously cruel villains, crumbling aristocratic families, stolen jewels, and a cast of lovable, intrepid professors and children determined to rescue Annika from danger. Viennese-born Ibbotson layers her suspenseful story with exquisite details that contrast the city's cozy clamor with the bone-chilling northern landscape, beautifully echoing Annika's plight. Masterful entertainment in the tradition of Joan Aiken's The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1962), this will please Harry Potter readers, too. Hawkes' lively black-and-white drawings extend the adventure and nostalgic flavor. Gillian Engberg
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5.0 out of 5 stars Star of Kazan, Mar 16 2007

By	Con Con "Manga Lover" - See all my reviews

Star of Kazan

Do you like a book with suspense, trickery and friendship? Well, Star of Kazan is right for you because it involves a sneaky imposter, a kind orphan and one special jewel. Star of Kazan is a story about an orphan girl, Annika who was found by two women when she was an infant. She was raised by the two ladies and three professors. One day she is paid by a rich and snobbish girl named Loremarie Egghart to spend time with her grandma. Annika soon befriends Loremarie's grandma; when she dies Annika gets her most precious jewel. A couple days later the professors tell Annika that a woman is here to visit her. The woman embraces Annika tells her that she is her mother and that she is to go home with her. Annika is very happy that she has a beautiful mother and that she can go live with her. Is living in a dark and gloomy house with her mother better than living with the women and professors she has known all her life?

There are four main characters in the story, and each a have a special trait. Annika is an orphan girl who is very friendly to the young and old. She is very kind and positive. Ellie and Sigrid are the two women who are servants for the three professors, they have hearts of gold. They are kind and caring guardians for Annika. The three professors are Julius, Emil and Gertrude. They are very mature and contained. They know many things and are very wise and smart. Eldetraut is Annika's mother. She is very cunning and is good at tricking people. She is also very intelligent and she is exceptionally greedy.

The main settings are Vienna, the professors' warm and welcoming house and Loremarie's grandma's house. Eldetraut's house is gloomy, dark and the surroundings send an icy shiver up your spine. It is dreary place to live in and the people who live there seem depressed.

The themes in Star of Kazan are friendship, suspense and trickery. For example Annika has a lot of friends who are supporting and caring. Another reason is suspense because almost after every chapter it has a cliff hanger. Also it always keeps you guessing. It has the theme trickery because it involves with an imposter.

Eva Ibbotson is the great author who wrote Star of Kazan in a third person. Eva Ibbotson describes things very well. At every chapter there that is a cliffhanger. She also makes everything suspenseful. She always makes you want to read on because you are always guessing what is going to happen next. At the end of the book there is twist and you can't believe that it really happened.

I highly recommend Star of Kazan for a 10 year old who wants to read a superb book. It makes you want to read on because when something big happens it always stops at a cliffhanger. Another reason I highly recommend this book is because Eva Ibbotson is a great writer and she describes things so well that feel you are right at the moment. Star of Kazan always keeps you guessing and you have no idea what is going to happen next. I guaranty Star of Kazan will keep you reading all the time. It also has great plot and a great description of settings and characters. So next time you go to a book store or the public library, go get Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson because you'll definitely love this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Book, Nov 17 2006

By	Brooke Nelsen "Brooky" (Nanuse Bay, B.C., Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Of Kazan (Paperback)

This was an amazing book I read at age ten. I absolutly loved it! Because it was so long ago I hardly remember what happens. I think it was about this named Annika who had been found on a mountain in a church when she was a baby
by two women? Anyways, as far as I remember, the had been living a happy life until oneday when a woman claiming to be her birth mother came and took her away.
Because Annika had always dreamed of finding her mother she goes with the woman and a plot follows.

Yeah so i can't really remember what happens but anyways I really enjoyed it the book,

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best story ever for kids!, Aug 21 2004

By	Judy Ryan (Avid Reader from Rome) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Star of Kazan (Hardcover)

"The Star of Kazan," is without doubt the best childrens story ever told, in this woman's opinion! My child loved it...and so did I!!! You and your children will love it too. I promise! The characters are very entertaining and the plot was the absolute best!

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