The Star of Kazan (2004) is a novel written by Eva Ibbotson. It is about a child called Annika who was left as a baby just days old in a church. A cook and a housemaid take her home to some peculiar professors who live in Vienna.
It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Read more about The Star Of Kazan: Plot Summary, Characters
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