I’d like to suggest to you a soviet fantasy book for teens –
"The Boy and the Lizard" (the final book of the trilogy)
by contemporary Russian author Vladislav Krapivin in English.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD OR READ IT FREE IN PDF on
https://yadi.sk/i/sNEYLb6XBdZNgw pdf
https://yadi.sk/d/ZJO9zYAXXqoTkg epub
The second book “The Summer Carnival in Starogorsk”
here
https://yadi.sk/i/brMf4qbSTtSCow in pdf
https://yadi.sk/d/f_K-fZ2KkXn-nA in epub

I hope you enjoy it!
Invir Lazarev (translator and editor)