The Raven's Children

Seven-year-old Shura doesn''t know about any of this. He''s happy in his little home in Leningrad going to school in the mornings, playing with his best friend in the afternoon, fighting with his big sister, spending time with his Mama, Papa and baby brother Bobka.

Until one day everything changes.

Mama and Papa and Bobka disappear without a trace. The whispers of their neighbours are that Mama and Papa were spies, enemies of Stalin and so they have now been taken by something mysterious called The Raven.

Desperate to reunite his family, Shura decides to hunt down The Raven, finding help in the most unexpected places but facing more danger than he has ever known . . .<>

About the author

Yulia Yakovleva Horst is a columnist and an editor in leading Russian newspapers and magazines and has been an international writer in residence for London's Royal Court Theatre. She lives with her family in Norway. The Raven's Children is her first children novel in Russian. She is studying for an MA in children's illustration in the UK.

Product details

• Authors: Yulia Yakovleva, Yakovleva Yulia
• Assisted by: Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (Translation), Kemp Ruth Ahmedzai (Translation)
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.09.2018
• EAN: 9780241330777
• ISBN: 978-0-241-33077-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Russia, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Russian, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction