Bee Bakshi and the Gingerbread Sisters

Name: Bee Bakshi and the Gingerbread Sisters
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Emi Pinto
ISBN: 9780063275751

Author: Emi Pinto

Narrator: Reena Dutt

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/12/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Ghost Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Inspired by Hansel and Gretel, this spooky ghost story and touching debut investigates the gingerbread houses that we trap ourselves in when we don’t learn to love ourselves as we are, perfect for fans of Ghost Squad and The Girl and the Ghost.Bee wanted to spend the summer reading Betsy Chillers books and exploring the new spooky theme park with her best friend. Instead, she’s spending the summer trapped at Storm Lake with her too loud, too thrifty, and too Indian family.Luckily, Bee finds a place to escape her embarrassment—a magical house across the lake that transforms her into the cool girl she always wanted to be. Maybe cottage life isn’t so bad after all! But strange dreams are haunting Bee, and there’s a chill in her bones she just can’t shake.Bee follows her hunch—and the scent of gingerbread—to Lucas, the dorky boy next door. He thinks there are ghosts in the forest, but new friend Alina tells her what Bee has feared all along: There’s a witch at Storm Lake. And she’s coming for Bee.

About Emi Pinto

Dr. Emi Pinto is a Canadian author who loves to write about cute ghosts, awkward witches, and food from her mixed South Asian and Franco-Ontarian heritage (masala poutine, anyone?). When she’s not getting lost on forest trails with her family, you can find Emi traveling the world, researching, and advising on international assistance programs. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karah on October 08, 2023

Allow me to be vulnerable for a moment: Bee's character hit very close to home for me. Yes, our backgrounds were quite different, but I too (to my sadness and shame) had a period when I was Bee's age where I was very lonely at school, desperate to fit in, and looking to the wrong people with the wro......more

Goodreads review by Can on April 01, 2023

This was a great reimagining of Hansel and Gretel and combined old elements of the fairytale with modern details perfectly. This managed to be bright, uplifting, adventurous, and magical while also being spooky and eerie. We had well fleshed out, diverse characters that all offered something to the......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on April 11, 2024

This wasn’t bad. A retelling of Hansel and Gretel. Bee goes on a week long trip to a cabin with her parents. She finds herself making new friends and battling the gingerbread witch. It was cute and she learns a lot about herself. Finds friends that are really friends. Characters are adorable and I w......more

Goodreads review by Carina on October 20, 2023

I really truly wanted to love this book. As I bought it because of that most adorable cover. It looks so cute. And spooky. But it sadly was not. Sigh. I'm going to struggle a little with this review. I'm giving the book two stars. I really wanted to enjoy it. And I very much did not. Some parts were......more

Goodreads review by Mary on September 11, 2023

Bee Bakshi is constantly concerned about what others will think about her family, especially since her family’s behavior and customs are so different from those shared by seemingly everyone else around them in Canada. So, when Bee and her parents and her Granny pack up for a week at a friend’s cotta......more