The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin

The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

Eugene Yelchin

2 hours, 53 minutes first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history middle grade challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents’ dream that he become a national hero when he doesn’t even have his own room? He’s not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poe...

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Moods

funny 57%
informative 52%
reflective 42%
emotional 37%
sad 37%
inspiring 32%
dark 30%
hopeful 25%
challenging 17%
tense 7%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%

Pace

fast 52%
medium 44%
slow 2%

Average rating

4.16

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