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        Children's & YA
        July 2014

        Go Dragons!

        by Katya Shtanko

        A schoolboy from Kyiv, fascinated by biology, accidentally raises... a dragon and that abruptly changes his usual life... This enchanting tale is, to some extent, both a detective story and a parody of a detective story. The mix of light fantasy and children's "Bondiana" has many informative moments. This is the debut story by the famous Ukrainian illustrator Kateryna Shtanko.

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        Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        2020

        The Sworn Sword, or the Voice of Blood

        by Arenyev Volodymyr

        It was in time immemorial, now forgotten. Then heroes and monsters walked on earth, and the former could not always be distinguished from the latter. And the word in those days was sharper than the sword, although the swords then knew how to pronounce their sharp word... The new story by the well-known Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Arenyev, laureate of the BBC Book of the Year 2019 award, tells about the adventures of the sword and those who owned it, journeys and persecutions, magic and spells, as well as about Odin Stoymenny, Ms. Bramnytsya and two desperate men who dared to challenge them. The Sworn Sword is an independent story in the world of The Sworn Treasure.

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        Poetry
        2016

        Mountain and Flower. Selected Poems

        by Vorobiov Mykola

        Mykola Vorobiov (1941), poet and painter of "Ukrainian Zen", is one of the leaders of the underground of the 1970s, representative of the so-called ousted generation, founder of the literary group "The Kyiv School of Poetry". Adherent of Naturphilosophie, about whom V. Morenz said, "possesses the light and flair of things, inaccessible to the preoccupied majority."

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        2019

        An Apple of Good Hopes

        by Holoborodko Vasyl

        Selected poems from almost all of his poetry collections are included in the book by Vasyl‘ Holoborod‘ko (born in 1945), a prominent representative of the Kyiv School of Poets, one of the most famous Ukrainian poets in the world literary context of the 20th Century. Despite Soviet censorship and persecutions, the poet managed to remain a nonconformist, making a significant contribution to the literary process. At one time, the anthology of the world poetry of the 20th century was published in Belgrade, with a telling title From the Bengalee Rabindranath Tagore to the Ukrainian Vasyl‘ Holoborod‘ko. In 1966, Holoborodko wrote a prophetic poem that began as follows, "They stole my name..." And in 2016, his name was stolen from him when his name was given to the main character of the entertainment TV show Servant of the People... Nevertheless, as history proves, the Poet also has a chance to win. But, perhaps, only after earthly life...

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        Traditional stories (Children's/YA)
        2020

        Auntie Malva's Christmas Shop

        by Dermanskyi Oleksandr

        The townspeople do not crave a single holiday as zealously as Christmas, when the city is noisy and carefree. Everything around is filled with joyful laughter, carols, cheerful voices. And also with fabulous incense from the charming van shop of Auntie Malva. But this year, things may be different, because the creepy Ms. Mizzle and the insidious Mr. Raven have already begun to implement their sinister plan. And only little Tyshko and his faithful dog Kuchugurka can stop them. But will they be able to return the magic book to the grandfather storyteller and save Christmas? The book was created by two brilliant Ukrainian masters of pen and brush Sashko Dermanskiy and Rostyslav Popskiy.

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        Poetry
        2020

        Dynamo Kharkiv

        by Zhadan Serhiy

        The book of the selected works by Serhiy Zhadan (23.08.1974), the most popular and beloved Ukrainian poet of the new wave, includes the most famous poems from all the previous collections, as well as new, not yet published poetry. This is the most complete selection by the poet to date.

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        Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        2019

        The Secret of the Cossack Sabre

        by Zirka Menzatyuk

        This action-packed story by the famous Ukrainian writer Zirka Menzatyuk is included in the school curriculum for the 5th grade. It all started with the fact that Mashka appeared in the Rusnak family - an old, battered, and still not so bad vehicle. And then one freaky ghost reported that an ancient Cossack relic could fall into bad hands... Crazy races, death traps, new acquaintances with cool and not very cool guys, dangerous, travels, full of mysticism and delight, through the ancient castles of Ukraine in search of a Cossack sabre... You won't put the book down until you read it.

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        Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        2017

        Shustryk (The Spry Fox)

        by Knyazevich Maryana

        Mother Fox always warned little Shustryk: "Never, never leave the home alone, because in the forest, and especially beyond the forest, where the two-legged live, it is full of dangers..." But can a little fox, who was called Shustryk, sit at home when there is such beauty around? Inquisitive Shustrik, trying to give his mother a pleasant surprise, gets into a big trouble.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        2012

        Three Hundred Poems

        by Kostenko Lina

        The book by Lina Kostenko – a beloved Ukrainian poetess of the end of the second and early third millennium – includes her most famous poems from different periods of her work, from early poetry to the present, as well as excerpts from novels and poems. This is the most complete selection by the poetess since Independence.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        2013

        Plantain

        by Malkovych Ivan

        The book of the selected works by Ivan Malkovych (1961) includes poems from the collections The White Stone (1984), The Key (1988), Poems (1992), With an Angel on the Shoulder (1997), Poems for Winter (2006), Everything Is Nearby (2010), Plantain (2013, first edition), Banks of Yaksuna (2020).

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        Children's & YA
        January 2022

        A Dress for Mary

        by Grasya Oliyko (Author), Grasya Oliyko (Illustrator)

        Strangely enough, some things started disappearing from the house: mom's umbrella, dad's e-book, Christmas garland, cookies, and a pair of socks. Who is behind these mysterious disappearances? Could it be a  thieving crow or a curious squirrel from the neighborhood park? Or maybe it was a rogue wind that picked up everything and carried it above the clouds... You will find the answer in what is almost a detective story written and drawn by the incredibly talented Ukrainian artist Grasya Oliyko.     From 3 to 6 years, 637 words Rightsholders: ivanababa@gmail.com or tmalkovych@gmail.com

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