The Girl from the City. Novellas

This book by the famous writer Lyubov Fedorovna Voronkova (1906 - 1976) includes two novellas: «The Girl from the City» and «The Swans-Geese».
The first tells the story of a city girl who lost her loved ones during a bombing. She was taken in by a large village family, but how hard it is for an orphan to enter a stranger's home… However, in spring, when nature awakens, Valentine also awakens to a new life…
The second novella tells the story of a village girl, completely unlike other children. Many kids mock her cruelly, considering her ugly. However, behind the external flaw lies inner beauty, a pure, responsive soul.
For middle school age.