The book includes three stories and one fairy tale. "Alien Blood" is dedicated to the theme of the Great Patriotic War. A twelve-year-old teenager ends up in a fascist concentration camp along with his beloved three-year-old sister Marusechka. It would seem that death is inevitable, but fate gave the children a chance for liberation. The fairy tale "Syomushkin Cliff" tells about the fate of little Syomushka, who was born in the cone of a huge cedar. Many trials and a long road to his new home await him. Going online from real life. This is the main theme of the story "Dead Souls. Online". Social media publics live by their own laws. Sometimes it is unclear where the lie is and where the truth is, but love can change everything. The story about the cat Fina, who turned from a city pet into an excellent hunter, will be interesting for adults and children. Leaving behind our comfort zone, we discover the best qualities in ourselves: courage, bravery, finding the meaning of life. It is this theme that unites all four works, collected under one cover.