Fever, 12

Kristina and Nikita are sister and brother, but they haven't talked normally to each other for a long time. Ever since their dad brought home a new wife, along with a small capricious girl, the family communication between Kris and Nik is limited to greetings at breakfast. Even at school, they pretend not to know each other, although they are in the same class. And then there's the joker - classmate Max decided to sharpen his sense of humor on Kris, while Nik tried to protect her... As if that's not enough, strange things started happening in Kristina and Nikita's apartment: sometimes the rooms freeze like in the North Pole, sometimes an invasion of unpleasant black bugs scares Kristina to screams... Something clearly mystical is happening, and everything points to the old and strange house on Likhomanka street and the real witch who lives there. Ludmila Potapchuk's mystical horror sends readers to a small town where ancient legends and strange beings have long coexisted with humans, but will not tolerate humans interfering in their affairs.

Illustrations by Anastasia Nikolaeva