Gingerbread is by Helen Oyeyemi. A strange and at times confusing fantasy novel revolving around gingerbread. Perdita Lee, her mother, and grandmother seem like a normal British family, but Perdita's mother, Harriet, comes from the mysterious - and some say non-existent land of Druhastrana. When Perdita attempts to return to Druhastrana to meet her mother's best friend, and gingerbread lover, Gretel, it prompts a retelling of the the story of Harriet's life and the history of the Lee and Kercheval families.
Rating: 10th grade - 6 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (some mature thematic content).
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