The book “School Nightmares and Other Horrible Stories” includes two stories by Galina Gordienko about the terrible and incredible adventures of third-grader Taika Romanova - “Nightmares of School 21” and “Changing a Boy for a Girl.” One day, an old wooden box falls into the hands of a girl. her great-grandmothers. However, the mysterious thing does not hold jewelry at all... It turns out that Taika’s great-grandmother was a witch and now wants to pass on her gift (or curse?) to her great-granddaughter. Is Taika ready for such a “gift”? For middle school age.