03328cam a2200613 4500 1878555975 TxAuBib 20250125120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781536240122 1536240125 B0CW1CHDD5 Amazon 8a380d2f-a7fc-4fc2-aec9-576935b8dd03 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10524067 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib DiCamillo, Kate. The Hotel Balzaar [Libby eBook]. Candlewick Press, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. fantasy books for kids age 9 12. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. books for 10 year old girls. childrens books by age 5-8. books for 7 year old girls. books for 8 year old girls. books for 9 year old girls. books for 10 year old boys. books for 8 year old boys. books for 9 year old boys. books for 7 year old boys. kids books ages 9-12. christmas gift ideas. kids books ages 7-10. kids books ages 6-8. holiday gift ideas. war and military. Short Stories. Chapter Books. fantasy books. read aloud. parenting. mystery. fantasy. family. Magic. HTML:<p><b>An instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller!</b><br /> <b><br /> In a wise and magical follow-up to</b> <b><i>The Puppets of Spelhorst</i></b><b>, Kate DiCamillo revisits the land of Norendy, where tales swirl within tales—and every moment is a story in the making.</b><br /> At the Hotel Balzaar, Marta's mother rises before the sun, puts on her uniform, and instructs Marta to roam as she will but <i>quietly</i>, 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 Júlia Sardà—<i>The Hotel Balzaar</i> masterfully juggles yearning and belief, shining light into every dark corner.</p>. Juvenile Literature. Juvenile Fiction. Fantasy. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-01-24 20:00:02. Sardà, Júlia. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8a380d2f-a7fc-4fc2-aec9-576935b8dd03&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8a380d2f-a7fc-4fc2-aec9-576935b8dd03&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)