Review of The Door By The Staircase

​The Door by the Staircase
Written by Katherine Marsh
Illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Age Level: 7 – 12
Grade Level: 3 - 7

If you like folk tales, check out this story. Baba Yaga is a famous Russian witch who decides to come to America. She’s changed her mode of operation, a little. She now adopts orphans, leaves them in the woods to scare them, and then eats them for dinner. That changes when she meets Mary Hayes, an orphan, who’s more than a match for Baba Yaga. This story is full of Russian flavors, including the food!

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