“While not an easy book to follow, Scarecrow does raise important issues that could lead to stimulating multilevel discussions” - Phyllis G. Sidorsky, National Cathedral School, Washington, DC.

★One of the masterpieces of the famous Russian children's literature writer, laureate of the USSR State Prize and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Vladimir Zheleznikov!
★Zheleznikov's works have been published in China, Japan, America, Denmark, Poland, Hungary and many other countries! Simplified Chinese rights of this book have been sold!
★In the 90s this book was translated into English, it received rave reviews on Amazon Books. In 1984, the famous film artist Roland Bekoff brought this novel to the screen, which caused a huge response and heated discussion among millions of viewers!
★A brave work in the field of children's literature in the world, a window to open the truth of children's growth! This book should be read by students and parents, teachers and people from all walks of life.
★English translation samples available.

The twelve -year -old protagonist Linka was not well -proposed, his legs were slender, and his arms were surprising long. His hair was made into two tight braids, and he grinned with a big mouth. On the first day of school, she became the object of mockery of the classmates, they gave her a nickname "Scarecrow". They laughed at her appearance, her dress, and her shabby grandpa. Although the indifferent classmates posted such a label, but Lena maintains her integrity throughout, never losing faith in humanity. The teenagers are left with a sense of shame because they misidentified the culprit. Growth was originally an unknown adventure, and we must learn to protect yourself along the way.

Vladimir Zheleznikov(1925-2015):
　　Russian Soviet children's writer, screenwriter. Laureate of the USSR State Prize, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
　　Zheleznikov was born into the family of a border guard. In 1945 he moved to Moscow. In 1957 he graduated from the A. M. Gorky Literary Institute, and worked for the Murzilka magazine. He called the writer Vitaly Bianki and the artist Vladimir Lebedev as his teachers.
　　The books of Vladimir Zheleznikov have been translated into many languages ​​of the world, they are devoted to relations between people, the problems of growing up, childhood, adolescence. They have become classics of Russian children's literature and are included in the school curriculum. His first book, A Colorful Story, was published in 1960.
　　Zheleznikov made his debut as a screenwriter in 1960 - as a screenplay for the film "Silver Trumpets". Since 1988, Zheleznikov has been the artistic director of the Globus film studio, which makes films for children.