by Iosif Olʹshanskiĭ (2014)
"Pered vami trogatelʹnoe i smeshnoe povestvovanie ot imeni semiletnego malʹchika, kotoromu ne vezet prakticheski s rozhdenii͡a, vedʹ u nego denʹ rozhdenii͡a -- 29 fevrali͡a i prazdnuyet on ego raz v chetyre goda. Kostya Probochkin vsegda khochet sdelatʹ chto-nibudʹ khoroshee, a chto iz etogo poluchaetsi͡a, vy uznaete iz etoĭ zamechatelʹnoĭ knigi s zabavnymi illi͡ustratsii͡ami Petra Repkina"--Title page verso.
C.A. Plaisted
Jeza lives with his mum and teenage sister. His dad is preoccupied with his new girlfriend and toddler daughter. Jeza feels frustrated at the lack of boy's stuff in his life - he needs dad time too. But can he get Dad to listen, and how can he explain that he needs a dad in his life without hurting his mum? A powerfully emotional story, tackling a real social problem with sensitivity and humour.
Michael A. Steele
Always the new kid in town, Jason Trevino spends his time skateboarding, and when three new friends show him the abandoned amusement park they have turned into a secret skatepark he is delighted--so when Jason's father shows up with a crew to renovate the park he has find a way to help both his friends and his father.
Kit Pearson
Thirteen-year old Polly is following in her sister's footsteps to a boarding school in Victoria. Will her sister's new secret tear her family apart again?