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Golden list of recommended books by URCCYL

Ukrainian writers for children and adolescents

Classic (for children)
  1. Andiievska Emma. Fairy tales by Emma Andiievska. Prose
  2. Bilous Dmytro. The Guelder Rose Miracle. Poetry
  3. Vasylchenko Stepan. A Stray Prose
  4. Vynnychenko Volodymyr. Fedko the Madcap. A Comedy With Kost. Prose
  5. Vinhranovskyi Mykola. The Grey Wolf. Prose
  6. Hutsalo Yevhen. A Baby-stork. Prose
  7. Kalynets Ihor. A Little Lad's Vertep. Prose
  8. Kostenko Lina. The Elder King.
  9. Koroliv-Staryi Vasyl. «Evil spirits», «Huha, A Moss Girl», «Poterchats». Prose
  10. Kotsiubynskyi Mykhailo. A Christmas Tree. Charytia. A Little Sinner. Prose
  11. Lepkyi.Bohdan Tale Of My Life. Prose
  12. Lesia Ukrainka. Trouble Will Teach. A poetic tale.
  13. Nestaiko Vsevolod. Unusual Adventures in the Forest School. In the Land of Sunbeams. Toreadors from Vasyukivka. Prose
  14. Pavlychko Dmytro. A Deer with Gold Antlers. A poetic tale
  15. Pchilka Olena. A Little Pine-tree. Raphael's angels. Prose
  16. Franko Ivan. When the Animals Were Still Talking. Mykita the Fox. Little Myron. Schönschrieben. A Pencil. Prose
  17. Shevchuk Valerii. The Lady of Flowers: Fairy tales. Prose
Modern literature (for children)
  1. Andrusiak Ivan. Soft and Fluffy. Poetry
  2. Bachynskyi Andrii. Ostap and  Darynka's Incredible Adventures. Ostap  and Darynka's Holidays. Prose
  3. Voronyna Lesia. An Alien from Nyamlyks' Country. The Secret Society Of Cowards. The Secret Society of Liars. Superspy 000. The Mystery Of a Gold Kangaroo. Prose
  4. Hryhoriv Mykhailo. A Green Flower of Silence. Poetry
  5. Dermanskyi Oleksandr. A series of books about a wonderful monster. King of Beeches or the Miracle of the Emerald Book. Prose
  6. Kyrpa Halyna. The Moon in the Cradle. Poetry
  7. Kokotiukha Andrii. The secret of the Kosac's treasure. The secret of Kosac's Boat. Prose
  8. Malyk Halyna. Alia's Incredible AdventuresАлі in the Land of Not-in-order. Prose
  9. Matiiash Bohdana. Christmas Fairy Tales. Prose
  10. Menzatiuk Zirka. The secret of a Kosac's Sword. Kyiv Fairy Tales. Prose
  11. Movchun Lesia. An Harp for a Spider. Prose
  12. Havrosh Oleksandr. The Adventures of Thrice Glorious Pintia-owtlaw. Pintia-owtlaw in the Cursed Place. Prose
  13. Hrydin Serhii. Fedko, the Internet Aalien; Fedko in the Virtual Place. Fedko and His Chupakabra Hunt. Prose
  14. Kachan Anatolii. Letters from the autumn garden. Poetry
  15. Pavlenko Maryna. Mykolka's Stories. A Domovyk with a Palette
  16. Pahutiak Halyna. Lialechka and Matsko. Animals' Escape or the New Bestiary. Prose
  17. Prokhasko  Taras and  Mar’iana. Who Will Make the Snow? Where Has the Sea Gone? Prose
  18. Rutkivskyi Volodymyr. Hanusia. Prose
  19. Tkachuk Halyna. A Store in Voloska Street. Prose
  20. Chytai Volodymyr. The Stories of the Enchanted Forest. Prose
  21. Books series "Life of Famous Children" Prose
Classic (for teenagers)
  1. Bichuia Nina. Slavko Berkuta's Sword.
  2. Blyznets Viktor. The Webs Sound. Prose
  3. Vilde Iryna. The Butterflies on High Heels. The Adult Children. Prose
  4. Hutsalo Yevhen. August-deer. Prose
  5. Dimarov Anatolii. On a Horse and under a Horse. Prose
  6. Dovzhenko Oleksandr. The Desna Enchanted. Prose
  7. Zaparenko Panas. A Ballad of Childhood. Prose
  8. Koroliv-Staryi Vasyl. Chmelyk. Prose
  9. Malyk Volodymyr. A Secret Ambassador. Prose
  10. Stefanyk Vasyl. My Word. Prose
  11. Tiutiunnyk Hryhir. The Siege. Klymko. A Twinkle Away in the Stepp. An Oddbod. Prose
  12. Chaikovskyi Andrii. Sahaidachnyi. Prose
Modern literature (for teenagers)
  1. Arieniev Volodymyr. The Hell Soul or the Cursed Treasure. Prose. Fantasy
  2. Berdt Valentyn. My Friend Yurko the Compass. Prose
  3. Hrydin Serhii. Not That. Prose
  4. Dumanska Oksana. A Schoolgirl form Suburb. Prose
  5. Diachenko Maryna and Serhii. A Key from the Kingdom. Prose. Fantasy
  6. Kokotiukha Andrii. Ghostbusters. Prose. Detective story
  7. Lushchevska Oksana. Pen-Friends.  The True Friends. Another Home. Prose
  8. Malyk Halyna. Abra&Kadabra. The Criminals from a Parallel World. The Criminals from a Parallel World - 2. Prose
  9. Matviienko Kostiantyn. A thunderstorm over the Slavutych. Prose.
  10. Matiiash Dzvinka. The Snowman's Day. Prose
  11. Menzatiuk Zirka. How I Destroyed the Empire. Prose
  12. Morozenko Mariia. Ivan Sirko, the Great Kharakternyk. Ivan Sirko, the Glorious Koshovy. Prose
  13. Oksenyk Serhii. Trilogy: Through the Wood. Through the Sky. Through the Water. Prose.
  14. Pavlenko Maryna. Five books about the Mermaid from the 7-B. Prose
  15. Pahutiak Halyna. The Kingdom. Prose. Fantasy
  16. Rozdobudko Iren. Arsen. Prose
  17. Rosych Oleksa. Giovanni Trapatoni. Prose
  18. Rutkivskyi Volodymyr. Kosac's Shwaika's Juras. The Watchmen's Post. The Water of Blue. Poterchata. Prose
  19. Saiko Oksana. A Café on a Corner. A New Pupil and other stories. Prose
  20. Shtanko Kateryna. Dragons Ahead! Prose
  21. Collected Stories "Mom on Skype" Prose

European and world writers for children and adolescents

Classic (for children)
  1. Andersen Hans Christian. Fairy tales.
  2. James Matthew Barrie. Peter Pan. Peter Pan and Wendy.
  3. Burnett Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. Little Lord Fauntleroy. A Little Princess.
  4. Gallico Paul. Thomasina.
  5. Dahl Roald. Matilda. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The BFG.
  6. Ekholm Jan-Olof. Hurra för Ludvig Lurifax
  7. Ende Michael. The Neverending Story. Mоmо.
  8. Kästner Erich.  Emil und die Detektive. Pünktchen und Anton. Das fliegende Klassenzimmer.
  9. Joseph Rudyard Kipling. The Jungle Book.
  10. Krüss James Jacob Hinrich. Timm Thaler oder Das verkaufte Lachen. Florentine.
  11. Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia. Pippi Longstocking. The Brothers Lionheart. Mio, My Mio.
  12. Lewis Clive Staples. The Chronicles of Narnia.
  13. Maar Paul. Herr Bello und das blaue Wunder.  Eine Woche voller Samstage. Am Samstag kam das Sams zurück.
  14. Montgomery Lucy Maud. Emily Climbs (Emily trilogy).
  15. Nöstlinger Christine. Man nennt mich Ameisenbär.  Konrad oder Das Kind aus der Konservenbüchse
  16. Porter Eleanor H Pollyanna.
  17. Preußler Otfried. The Little Water Sprite. The Little Witch. Krabat. The Robber Hotzenplotz.
  18. Twain Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
  19. Spyri Johanna. Heidi
  20. Tove Jansson. The Moomin books.
Modern literature (for children)
  1. Ian Whybrow. Little Wolf books
  2. Renate Welsh. Das Vamperl.
  3. Vigdis Hjorth. Jørgen + Anne er sant.
  4. Jacqueline Wilson. The Story of Tracy Beaker. The Suitcase Kid.
  5. Hagerup Klaus. Markus book series.
  6. Haugen Tormod. Zeppelin
  7. Hohlbein Wolfgang and Heike Magic Moon.
  8. Meggin Patricia Cabot. The Princess Diaries.
  9. Mankell.Henning Georg Katten som älskade regn.
  10. Parr Maria. Vaffelhjarte. Tonje Glimmerdal.
  11. Małgorzata Karolina Piekarska. Klasa pani Czajki.
  12. Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. Beyond the Deepwoods (серія «The Edge Chronicles»).
  13. Robinson Barbara. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
  14. Rob Scotton. Splat The Cat.   Russell the Sheep. Russell's Christmas Magic
  15. Stark Ulf. Min vän Percy, Buffalo Bill och jag
  16. Jeremy Strong. The Indoor Pirates. Wanted! The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog. Pandemonium at School.
  17. Funke Сornelia.  Igraine the Brave.
  18. Åsa Gan Schweder. Seidenraupenträume
Classic (for teenagers)
  1. Bradbury Ray Douglas. The Martian Chronicles.
  2. Jules Gabriel Verne. A Captain at Fifteen
  3. Heaney Seamus Justin. Opened Ground: Poems 1966–1996.
  4. Coolidge Susan. What Katy Did at School.
  5. Lee Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird.
  6. London Jack. Martin Eden
  7. Montgomery Lucy Maud. Anne of Green Gables series.
  8. Christine Nöstlinger. Gretchen, mein Mädchen.
  9. O'Henry. The Gift of the Magi.
  10. Alcott Louisa May. Little Women.
  11. Philippa Pearce. Tom's Midnight Garden.
  12. Philippa Pearce. Tom's Midnight Garden.
  13. Le Guin Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea.
Modern literature (for teenagers)
  1. Akunin Boris. Erast Fandorin detective serires.
  2. Boie Kirsten. Skogland.
  3. Dan Brown. Deception Point (2001).
  4. Hagerup Klaus. Det gylne tårnet.
  5. Neil Gaiman. The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
  6. Sally Green. Half Bad.
  7. Gutowska-Adamczyk Małgorzata. 13. Poprzeczna.
  8. Jostein Gaarder. Through a Glass, Darkly.
  9. Diana Wynn Jones. Howl's Moving Castle.
  10. Coelho Paulo. Alchymista
  11. Colfer Eoin. The Wish List.
  12. Barbara Kosmowska. Buba. Buba: Sezon ogórkowy. Pozłacana rybka.Lund Eve-Marie. Engletyven.
  13. Lund Eve-Marie. Engletyven.
  14. Levy Marc. Et si c'était vrai...?
  15. Chuck  Palahniuk. Lullaby.
  16. Philip Pullman. Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
  17. Ransom Riggs. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children .
  18. Rowling J. K.  Harry Potter books.
  19. Dind Sabitova. Three Names of Yours.
  20. Segal Erich Wolf. Love Story.
  21. Lilli Thal. Mimus.
  22. Townsend Susan Lillian "Sue". The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.
  23. Treiber Jutta.  The Blue Lake is green today
  24. Foer Jonathan Safran.  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
  25. Funke Cornelia. Inkheart trilogy. MirrorWorld Novels
  26. Schäfer Bodo. Ein Hund namens Money.
  27. Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Oscar et la dame rose.
  28. Joanna Jagiełło. Kawa z kardamonem. Czekolata z chili

Golden list of recommended books

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