* Contemporary Russian Literature Book Group

The Grey House by Mariam Petrosyan. This bestselling and first novel by Petrosyan tells the story of physically disabled students living in the House, overlooked by the Outsiders. The House, a hulking old structure that is alive. From the corridors and crawl spaces to the classrooms and dorms, the House is full of tribes, tinctures, scared teachers, and laws—all seen and understood through a prismatic array of teenagers’ eyes.