Night of Cake & Puppets

Pages: 256
Published: 2013
Language: English

Zuzana is a tiny force of nature with a massive crush on Mik, the quiet boy who plays violin in the streets of Prague. To finally bridge the gap between them, she orchestrates an elaborate, magical scavenger hunt across the city's snowy cobblestones. This charming novella follows their whimsical first date as they navigate a night of puppets, cake, and a little bit of real magic.

Prose complexity: 1/10

Whimsical Lighthearted Funny

Quest Coming of Age

Fantasy Magical Realism Romance Urban Fantasy YA Fantasy

Authors

Jim Di Bartolo

Laini Taylor

Laini Taylor is an American young adult fantasy author best known for the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy and the Strange the Dreamer duology, for which she was a Michael L. Printz Honor recipient. She is also a National Book Award finalist for Young People's Literature. Taylor grew up in California and Europe as a U.S. military child and earned an English degree from UC Berkeley. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their daughter.