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Breadcrumbs is a 2011 children’s fantasy novel by Anne Ursu. It’s a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen set in the modern United States, dealing with themes of loss, growing up, and friendship.Hazel and Jack have been best friends for years, bonding over their shared love of science fiction and fantasy. They spend hours playing at being superheroes and wishing they could visit places like Oz and Narnia. But now that they’re eleven, Hazel’s mom is pushing her to make some female friends, and Jack suddenly seems more interested in hanging out with his male friends than with Hazel. But just as Hazel is trying to get to the bottom of Jack’s weird behavior, he disappears—taken away by a strange woman in white. Hazel assumes the woman must be the Snow Queen from their beloved fairy tales, and she alone is in a position to rescue him. So she sets off alone. But what Hazel’s looking for and what she finds may be very different…Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })
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Age-Appropriate Angst: Hazel feels the brunt of this. She is expected to be upset over her parents’ divorce and the change in schools; however, when other kids tease her and her best friend abandons her, the adults around her tell her to buck up and move on, that this is all a normal part of childhood—even though these “normal” things are, to Hazel, the more severe blow.
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Adults Are Useless: Hazel never gives the adults around her enough information for them to even try to be really helpful, but it’s highly unlikely they would believe her even if she did, so this is justified. Averted to some degree with Adelaide’s Cool Uncle Martin who, even if he may or may not literally believe in enchantments and witches, encourages Hazel’s search for the truth and praises her creativity.
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