Tag: Ukrainian language edition

books to students

A totally non-writing day today! After presenting at St. Margurite d’Youville I popped over to visit two of my favourite schools. This is Holychka OH at Saint Sofia school. I surprised her with copies of Yulia Lyubka’s Видавництво 21 Ukrainian edition of Making Bombs for Hitler for her students, especially those from Ukraine. I then motored over to Halyna Kostiuk at St. Josephat and gifted copies for her students as well (no pic — I was illegally parked and got in and out in a flash). In case you’re wondering, St. Margurite also got Ukrainian editions. 

Making Bombs for Hitler published in Ukraine

I am so very thrilled to have this novel finally available for Ukrainian readers. Yulia Lyubka’s translation is brilliant and I LOVE the cover art by Anya Styopina. Making Bombs and Stolen Girl tell the tale of two Ukrainian sisters torn apart by the Nazis in WWII. One is considered racially valuable and is kidnapped, brainwashed into thinking she’s German, and placed in a Nazi home. The other sister is considered not racially valuable, and is starved and worked nearly to death. Although these books are historical, they’re unfortunately also current because Putin channels Hitler and Ukrainians are currently going through this all again. The publisher is Books XI. In Canada they’re available through Koota Ooma.

Stolen Girl now available in Ukrainian

Books XXI in Chernivtsi, Ukraine is publishing this beautiful edition of Stolen Child (Stolen Girl). Titled The Kidnapped Girl for this edition, the translation was done by the talented Yuliya Lyubka. More information can be found here. In Canada it will be available from Koota Ooma and other Ukrainian bookstores.