Left-handed Anya draws with great passion . . . but only when she's alone.In Russia, right-handedness is demanded--it is the right way. This cultural expectation stifles young Anya's creativity and artistic spirit as she draws the world around her in...
A neglected Russian typewriter clicks, clacks, and rings to life with a new owner.When a Russian writer immigrates to New York City, he does not take his pillow or even his coat--but he does take his beloved typewriter. Life in America is challenging...
All Ukrainians are supposed to love borsch -- but what if you hate the red stuff? A young girl despises Eastern Europe’s most beloved soup, and not even the grandmothers of Kiev can persuade her to change her mind. But when she immigrates to the Un...
A young girl forms a special connection to the modernist painter Florine Stettheimer, and imagines herself joining in on Florine’s exciting life.When a young girl visits the museum, she finds an unexpected friend in a self-portrait of Florine S...