Headless Rescuers

Ilyusha is a diligent top student who loves to think ahead and figure everything out. Sashka is the complete opposite: he decides on the spot and trusts his intuition more. The summer holidays in the village of Kotënki bring together two such different boys and, almost unnoticed, turn a random meeting into real friendship. Ahead are funny and touching stories: searching for a missing dog, first worries about the girl next door, and the very real “rescue operations,” where you have to show courage and not betray a friend.

A warm, lively book about friendship, family, and childhood without smartphones. It was written by Masha Traub—a writer millions of mothers and grandmothers have long loved, and now they’ll be able to give children and grandchildren the joy of that very “real summer.”