Vladislav Krapivin «Crane and lightning»

“It is better to read it with my grandmother, who also read Krapivin when she was a schoolgirl, and can explain what kind of pioneer organization it is or what waste paper collection is. The book tells about 11-year-old Yura Zhuravin (Zhurka, Zhuravlenka — that’s how he was affectionately called), a kind and brave boy, and about his relationship with his parents, grandfather, teacher, and guys from the class. Zhurka gets into such difficult situations that you don’t even know how you would behave in his place. Especially when Zhurka and his dad couldn’t make peace. I also realized how easy it is to lose a friend and how great it is to have one. I was very worried that only after the death of my grandfather Zhurka found out that my grandfather loved him very much and specially for him he collected a whole collection of books about travel and adventures. Zhurka remembered him every day, reading these books. And most importantly, grandfather taught Zhurka that everything should be done honestly and not lie to oneself (wow, my grandmother told me this too!) ”

Meshcheryakov Publishing House, 376 p.