Maria Zawakou studied Philosophy and Translation and did postgraduate studies at UAL Central Saint Martins in London, where she lives. She has worked in the field of film and TV screenwriting, her scripts have been nominated for BBC and BFI, while she teaches creative writing workshops for children. Life and Wild Girls by Petita Demas is her second children’s book.

Watership Hill by Richard Adams, Holes by Louis Seitzer, Olive Kittridge by Elizabeth Strout.

In Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, I understood how modern medicine is shaping the concept of mortality. The book is based on research showing how drugs prolong life and hope without guaranteeing a cure. It has to do with managing our expectations.

Kipling’s The Jungle Book, MinaLima. I’ve seen it on tape, but reading is always a different experience.

I finished primary school in Belgium. The library had a tree house with pillows. I loved reading there.

Chronicle of a Predicted Death by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. No one intervenes in premeditated murder in Colombia. I felt that we were complicit in our silence and our intentions. Are we doing everything we can to prevent crime?

His ability to place me in another world. Take me on a trip.

Lessons, Ian McEwan. Literature and historical events from World War II to the present day.

Zoya avoids what scares her. In battles with mythical monsters, she comes face to face with her fears. She begins to see the light, discovers her own monsters, but also learns to protect herself and her team.

As long as she thinks about what scares her, she cannot change it. Her biggest power is when she decides to go on a mission with the Wild Girls. Then begins her own adventure of change. He doesn’t just think. Dr.