Killed by shrapnel as he served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Olesya Khromeychuk’s brother Volodymyr died on the frontline in eastern Ukraine. As Olesya tries to come to terms with losing her brother, she also tries to process the Russian invasion of Ukraine: as an immigrant living far from the frontline, as a historian of war and how societies respond to them, and as a woman, a civilian, and...

‘After the 24th’ is a collection of short stories and rhythmic prose about the war, a record of what we have experienced and are experiencing now. About those who are ready to die for freedom and those who are ready to survive at any cost, about lovers and lovers, about losses so bitter that you want to howl in pain, and about laughter that keeps you healthy.

Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy's life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice...

Grandmother's love is an unconditional and spontaneous phenomenon. Like a summer shower or morning fog over a river. She envelops softly, gently and... tenaciously. Grandma Catastrofa loves her grandson Oniska very much. And he loves his faithful friends. And everyone who does good to others, too. And grandmother Catastrophe dislikes all kinds of scoundrels. Frankly, she can't stand them. And...

Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

Eight-year-old Tim looks indecisive, but when it comes to uncovering secrets, you won't find anyone braver and more understanding than him. But his sister Jenny, although not so smart, is very brave and likes to ski. And this time it played a decisive role in the investigation.

The story of Pollyanna Whitter, an eleven-year-old orphan who goes to live with her wealthy, but stern and cold Aunt Polly. To keep her spirits high, Pollyanna centers her life on what she calls the ‘The Glad Game,’ an optimistic and positive attitude towards life she learned from her father. Pollyanna soon brings her ‘game’ to the towns grumpy inhabitants.

The world bestseller about the teenager Tim Thaler, who lived in poverty and hardship, but knew how to rejoice and laugh so sincerely that everyone around him admired him. Sincere, ringing, as if silver, laughter was his real treasure. But the little one didn't even guess about it, because he dreamed of having a scooter with rubber wheels and eating plenty of cakes, and one day... he traded...

Slavko and Oksanka do not yet know that they are waiting for a small but real dragon Tyshko, a blue wind with a magical hat, as well as an ordinary unusual fence that grumbles and swears, but for the sake of friends is ready to become a raft, a bridge and even an aircraft. No danger will stop the children, because the baby dragon must be returned to its mother.

Old women and 36 and 6 cats will meet. This acquaintance will lead to incredible changes in the lives of people and cats. Cats that will become not only companions, but also football players and theater actors.

Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most. Billy Pilgrim’s journey is at once a farcical look at the horror and tragedy of war where children are placed on the frontlines and die (so it goes), and a moving examination of what it means to be...

Mr. Fred Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company, but he's out and about on the London streets at odd hours, and girl detective Maisie Hitchins soon discovers something very precious hidden in his rooms. Maisie is determined to unmask him as a thief, but the truth is far more complicated—and dangerous. Before long, Maisie and her friends are led into a web of mystery lurking...