Eugene Yelchin Books in Order

Ten-year-old Sasha eagerly anticipates joining the Soviet Young Pioneers until his father is arrested. A disastrous incident involving a statue of Stalin further unsettles him, forcing him to question the ideals he has always believed.

Living in a Soviet children’s home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, twelve-year-old Arcady discovers that soccer brings food, respect, and protection. His talent also raises the possibility of a life beyond the institution.

Twelve-year-old Prince Lev arrives at his family’s grand estate hoping to discover heroic ancestors. Instead, unsettling dreams and a mysterious friend draw him toward the house’s buried secrets and a task only he can undertake.

A young hare and a human friend embark on an imaginative journey that carries them above the clouds and into space. This wordless picture book follows their soaring adventure before bringing them back to their friendship.

A curious chick wants to play with a puppy, but their first attempts at friendship are awkward and overly rough. When stormy weather interrupts them, the two animals find new ways to connect in this wordless picture book.

In 1953, twelve-year-old Jake suspects that the Russian boarder in his home is a spy. His investigation around a nearby Air Force base entangles Cold War fears with unanswered questions about his missing father.

Growing up in Soviet Russia, Eugene Yelchin faces family expectations that he become exceptionally talented despite their cramped circumstances. His illustrated memoir follows a childhood of uncertainty, observation, and drawing that gradually reveals a future in art.

A young artist in Leningrad falls in love with an American woman while facing Soviet surveillance and military conscription. This graphic memoir recounts the perilous choices that take him through a Siberian psychiatric hospital toward life abroad.