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The novel "Autumn of the Cat" describes the childhood of a sensitive and misunderstood girl, Ilse, who grows up in difficult social conditions in post-war Germany.
J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964), a British geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and science popularizer, wrote "My Friend Mr. Leakey" in 1937 – a collection of five humorous, fantastic stories for children (and adults).
Already in the preface, we learn how Alphonse Daudet bought an old mill, that is, a windmill "in the heart of Provence". The mill is so dilapidated that it is not usable, but Daudet buys it anyway to serve as inspiration for his writing.
Short, rhythmic, playful and humorous poems portray the world from a child's perspective, simultaneously entertaining and gently teaching.
"The Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper is a classic historical novel set during the Seven Years' War between the French and the British in North America.