Life in the Far Forest cannot be called calm: not a day without crimes, chases, suspicions and brutal intrigues. Finally, all the books of the 'Beastly Detective' by Anna Starobinets: 'Lair of the Wolf', 'Right of the Predator', 'Claws of Wrath' and 'Pincher' are published under one cover, and 'Pincher' is published for the first time. Each book is a separate detective story in which the...

George and his best friend, Annie, have been selected as junior astronauts for a program that trains young people for a future trip to Mars. This is everything they've ever wanted-and now they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are. But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly...

When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school's senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone...

The new novel by Vladimir Sorokin is a look at the future of Europe, which, despite the dramatic changes in the world and human structure, seems very understandable and real. The recognizable and the unrecognizable coexist peacefully on the bright tapestry of the New Middle Ages, populated by dog-heads and centaurs, small people and giants, crusaders and Orthodox communists. Infinitely...

Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930) is one of the most important poets of the 20th century. His works, addressed to the adult reader, have become classics of Soviet literature. But Mayakovsky is no less famous as the author of poems for children. Cheerful, mischievous, playful, in an entertaining way they teach children to distinguish good from bad, to be kind and honest, not to be lazy, to strive...

To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch -- and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up...

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales,...

Harry Potter, an orphan and foundling, was raised from an infant by his aunt and uncle, who treated him like a fifth wheel in a cart. The boy's origin is shrouded in mystery; Harry's only memento from the past is a mysterious scar on his forehead. But where do the amazing phenomena that accompany the unaware Potter come from? Harry would never have expected that you could fly a broomstick, know...

Harry is spending a boring, unpleasant vacation at the Dursley house again. He is in his fifth year at Hogwarts and would like to meet his best friends Ron and Hermione as soon as possible. However, they clearly neglect it. When Harry is fed up with everything, he decides to somehow change his unbearable situation, things take a completely unexpected turn. It seems that the new year of study at...

Kitty Kocia and her friend Pacek find out that a smile has great power. On a walk, they smile 'good morning' to people they meet and notice that everyone's mood immediately improves. They decide to smile as often as possible and say nice things to people.

Judy Moody is in a royal Purple Mountain Majesties mood. With Grandma Lou’s help, she’s dug up proof that some old-timey Moodys lived in merry olde England - and if her grandpa’s notes are right, Judy might even be related to the Queen herself! But when the branches of Judy’s family tree get a few more shakes, some surprises come tumbling out. Crikey! Now Judy has some right royal family...

Will the real Judy Moody please stand up? In honor of Backwards Day, Judy Moody double-dares herself to become a NOT moody, cool-as-a-cucumber Queen of the Good Mood for one whole week. But when her combed hair, matching outfits, and good moods hang around for days after, her friends begin to worry. Could this smiley Judy be an imposter?