Part One : Untimely thunder. The world in curtains ; The world in a graveyard ; The doctor's curse ; Farther afield ; Tea brewed from salt tears ; Double lighting ; Thunder on the rails ; The accidental guest ; Mamenka's gift ; The apple ; The porridge ; Pay attention day ; The ghostly daughters of Miersk ; The egg -- Part Two : Iron horse, chicken house. Two girls misplaced ; Trapped ; Surprise day ; The hand at the window ; The morning is wiser then the night ; You're not yourself today ; Two cats ; Discovery ; The hut in the woods ; Onward to Saint Petersburg ; And onward to Saint Petersburg ; The reluctant student ; The progress of Dumb Doma ; Two moons in the long wet night ; Miss Yaga ; A grey rainbow -- Part Three : Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg. Sharing ; Vitebsky Station ; Curses and penalties ; A fresh enchantment ; The hunger of children ; The news of the evening ; Landfall ; Traffic ; The floating pavilions of the Tsar ; The treasury of marvels ; Admission denied ; The Tsar of all the Russias ; Meanwhile on the other side ; A divertimento ; The presentation of the gift ; Vanished ; The marvels deliver their opinion ; Under arrest -- Part Four : Fire and ice, ice and fire. A wasp in the jam ; Brother Uri ; An audience with the Tsar ; The second night of the festival ; The house of solitary confinement ; North ; Together ; The league of freed prisoners ; The snow tornado ; Moths ; Perplexity ; Myandash ; The sneezing cave ; Žmey-Aždaja ; The starry crown ; Still later -- Part Five : Home again, Home again. The teeth of the beast ; The dragon-tooth boy ; The part-time hero ; A house has its secrets ; Armies meet by moonlight ; The immortal hen of the tundra ; The Norway geese ; On the bridge near Archangel ; The kitten's advice ; The word of the Tsar ; All aboard who are going aboard ; The graveyard in springtime ; The doctor's advice ; After.

Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction Honor, 2015.