ARC Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter

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Synopsis: In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they've arrived. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that no--but not Vassa's working class neighborhood.

In Vassa's neighborhood, where she lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble into magic, but stumbling out again could become an issues.

Babs Yaga, the owner of the local convenience store, ha s a policy of beheading shoplifters--and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. When Vassa's stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of the night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission. But Vassa has a bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother. Erg is tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and a ferocious cunning.

With Erg's help, Vassa just might be able to break the witch's curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood. But Babs won't be playing fair. Inspired by the Russian folktale "Vassilissa the Beautiful" and her year of experience teaching creative writing to students in New York City public schools, acclaimed author Sarah Porter weaves a dark yet hopeful tale for teens about a young girl's search for home, love, and belonging.