The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain animals but the mean swans who

but the mean swans who rule the pond say she's not graceful enough

We are the dream and the dreamers — so begins this beautifully written story that celebrates the imagination of children at play

Princess Cora is sick of boring lessons

And in the battle that follows

The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain animals but the mean swans whoWritten by Eugene Yelchin hardcover With a masterful mix of comic timing and disarming poignancy, Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin offers a memoir of growing up in Cold War Russia. Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents dream that he become a national hero when he doesnt even have his own room? Hes not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his