cooking and from Russian-American history to young adult novels. Publications Against All Odds (2015) Memoirs of a Piano (2007) The Chaperone (2006) Pepper’s Ordeal (2000) Quest for Bigfoot (1996) Li’l Ol’ Charlie (1989) Quest for Empire (1986) Max: The Dog That Refused to Die (1979) Rekindle the Dreams (1977) The Witches of Barguzin (1975) The Awakening (1973) Shurik: A Story of the Siege of Leningrad (1970) Secrets of Russian Cooking (1961) The Quest for the Golden Fleece (1960) Kyra (1959) Other activities In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, Kyra was active in many cultural and civic organizations, receiving many awards and commendations. In the 1980s, she was the founder and president of the Clean Air Program (CAP), a program of the American Lung Association of Los Angeles County—intended to eradicate smog. She was president of the UCLA Medical Faculty Wives, a member of the board of ISOMATA, an international school of music and the arts, an affiliate of USC, and several other Los Angeles-based cultural organizations. References External links Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne official website Interview with Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne, Silver Star Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne, 26 June 2008. Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne Silver Planet Photo Gallery, June 2008. Detailed Bibliography of Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne 1918 births 2018 deaths American women writers American writers of Russian descent Russian women writers Russian writers Soviet emigrants to the United States Women in the Russian and Soviet military 21st-century American women People from Crimea