Clay Bees

In peaceful Leningrad, Shurka and Bobka—who suddenly have grown into “quite adults”—learn how to live again. Together once more, but each on their own: Shurka has a beautiful girl waiting for him in the yard, wearing a red beret, while Bobka—practical and serious—withdraws into himself. Sasha searches for her own way to speak with the world: she learns to play the violin. The instrument is bought by the entire communal apartment—there’s no other way, the child has real talent! And ahead is summer: pale American milk, a dacha in Komarovo, Uncle Yasha, Galya, General-Maksimka… But Tania is missing—alive or not? “Clay Bees” is the fifth book in the “Leningrad Fairy Tales” cycle. The first, “Children of the Raven,” was named the main event of 2016 in teen literature, made it into the short list of the “Yasnaya Polyana” literary prize, landed in the international “White Ravens” list among the best 200 books from 60 countries, and also received the In Other Words award from BookTrust—the largest British foundation supporting children’s literature. The second book in the cycle, “The Stolen City,” made it to the long list of V. Krapivin’s prize in 2017, and the third, “Beetles Don’t Cry,” made it to the long list of the “NOS” prize. The book “Wolf Sky” is read by the actress of the Theatre of the Peter Fomenko Workshop, Roza Shmukler.
5 reasons to buy the book “Clay Bees”
“Clay Bees” concludes Yulia Yakovleva’s mystical saga. The reader will learn how Tania’s otherworldly journey ended—and the frightening secret of Sara. This book teaches that nothing is more important than hope—even in the darkest times. The events of this part reveal a complex and interesting period in our country—the postwar years. The book will appeal to fans of Germanic-Scandinavian mythology. Finding references in the text is a real quest. “Leningrad Fairy Tales” is a rare example of major literature in the teen segment. Must read!