No one empathizes with a victim of school bullying like someone who has been through it themselves. Irina discovers that her son, sixth-grader Vanya, is tormenting his classmate Yura Sychev. She wants to help Yura, but is afraid of destroying her relationship with Vanya. It is complicated, especially when memories from her own childhood resurface, reopening deep wounds. Unexpectedly, an owl that flew into the schoolyard—hunted by the city crows—becomes involved in the situation. Elena Mamontova received the Vladislav Krapivin Award in the "Jury's Choice" category for this young adult novel about bullying across two generations.
Author: Elena Mamontova
Illustrations: Polina Erofeeva
Pages: 174 (offset paper). Hardcover
Dimensions: 222x165x17 mm
