Only eleven! Or Love Tricks in the Fifth D

For the sake of love - the first in life! - Egor and Nikita are ready for anything. Buy a huge bouquet of flowers with their saved money, shower the unique one with gifts, miraculously get a ticket to her desired concert - sure! The only problem is that the friends have fallen in love with the same girl - the new one in the fifth "D", Angelina. But what are tickets and flowers compared to who is ready to risk their life for their beloved and what is more valuable - love or male friendship? It doesn’t matter that they are only eleven: the feelings are very real! And the unconventional nature of the object of their affection just proves that everything in life can be grown-up, and it's not easy at all.

The new book by Victoria Lederman is written in the form of alternating monologues of the three main characters. The narrative switches between Angelina's thoughts, who craves attention and cleverly manipulates her classmates, to the struggles of good-natured hooligan Egor, and then to the experiences of the introspective "nerd" Nikita. The reader is given the rare opportunity in children's literature to understand and feel each character "from the inside," without only associating with one of them. Following the evolution of Egor, Nikita, and Angelina, their thoughts and feelings is an exciting and captivating process! The timeless plot - a love triangle - is experienced by its participants at eleven years old as sharply as in older ages.

 Through the recognizable realities of our days - supermarkets, social networks, computer games - details emerge that have migrated from children's classics: boyish heroism, camaraderie, and characters toughening up from page to page. And the story of modern fifth graders suddenly becomes a bridge to internal growth and maturation.