Dinka. A Novella

This wonderful book holds a special place among the works of Valentina Alexandrovna Oseeva (1902-1969). It can be considered a culmination of her creative output, as it is based on a wealth of life experience and contains a particularly clear autobiographical element. The prototypes of the characters in the novella are her friends and relatives: mother, father, aunt, sisters, and Valentina herself...
The plot is filled with intriguing and tense events. But what makes it captivating is not only this. It is a book about true friendship, about a happy childhood, about a wonderful family in which adults and children can hear each other. Or at least try to listen. It explores the complicated path of personal development, the child's entry into adulthood.
If you read the work while making notes in the margins, you can create a whole collection of wise thoughts on the meaning of life, how to understand yourself and your feelings, which qualities to develop to become a good person.
For middle school age.