The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson makes your heart beat faster than a mouse's heartbeat. From an abandoned baby, to a grim suicide to a very volatile school and many more gripping events, The Star of Kazan has no bounds to its extraordinary moments.

It is about a little girl called Annika who was abandoned when she was a baby in an abandoned church. Two ladies, Ellie and Sigrid decide (after a nunnery says no to looking after her) to look after the baby and from then on lead a life filled with every emotion thinkable. From the vain Egghearts, whose child Loremarie taunts Annika continuously, to the lovely Zed, the gypsy, and the mysterious great-aunt of Loremarie, Annika's life is very complicated. Annika wants answers from people but as her life goes on Annika gets more questions than answers.
Will Annika find out that friends matter more than anything?

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