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Be prepared

A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions.
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City of thieves

2009
Seventeen-year-old Lev Beniov, having been arrested for looting the corpse of a German paratrooper, is given the opportunity to be released from jail if he, along with a soldier imprisoned for desertion, can secure twelve eggs to be used in the colonel's daughter's wedding cake by traversing the dangerous streets of Leningrad.

Learning to swear in America

2016
Brought over from Russia to help NASA prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth, seventeen-year-old physics genius Yuri feels awkward and alone until he meets free-spirited Dovie.

Vladimir Putin

Russian leader
2015
Chronicles the life and career of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Them

a memoir of parents
2005
Francine du Plessix Gray chronicles the lives of her parents, Alexander Liberman and Tatiana du Plessix, and explores how their lives mirror the sociopolitical complexities of the twentieth century.

Russian winter

a novel
2010
After selling her vast jewelry collection in an attempt to put her past to rest, Nina Revskaya, who was once a star of the ballet in Russia, is forced to confront dark secrets of her heart in order to help an auction house associate director and a Russian professor solve a literary mystery.

The Museum of Extraordinary Things

a novel
2014
In the early twentieth century, a romance is sparked between, freak show performer, Coralie Sardie, and young immigrant photographer, Eddie Cohen, but after taking photographs following the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Eddie becomes involved in the mystery behind a young woman's disappearance.

The winner stands alone

2009
Igor, a successful Russian entrepreneur, takes advantage of the Cannes Film Festival to regain the favor of his ex-wife Ewa, for whom he will go to any lengths to win back.

Russian colonies in the Americas

2003
Provides a brief historical overview of the first Russian colonies in the Americas.

Broken glass park

2010
Seventeen-year-old Sacha Naimann dreams of writing a novel about her mother and killing the man who murdered her, Sacha's stepfather Vadim, while struggling to care for her younger siblings and leave behind her painful childhood.

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