Only Eleven! Or Shury-Mury in Fifth D

For the sake of love - the first in their lives! - Egor and Nikita are ready for anything. Buy a huge bouquet of flowers with their saved money, shower the one and only with gifts, miraculously get a ticket... to the concert she longs for - sure! The only problem is that the friends have fallen in love with the same girl - the new girl in fifth "D", Angelina. Forget about tickets and flowers: who among them 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: their feelings are very real! And the unconventional character of their love object only proves that everything in this life can be grown-up, and it is far from easy.
The new book by Victoria Lederman is written in the form of alternating monologues of the three main characters. The narrative shifts between Angelina's thoughts, who craves attention and skillfully manipulates her classmates, the musings of the good-natured hooligan Egor, and the reflections 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 just one. Following the evolution of Egor, Nikita, and Angelina, their thoughts and feelings - is an engaging and exciting process!
The timeless story for adults and unusual for children's literature - a love triangle - is experienced by its participants at eleven years old just as acutely as at an older age. 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 that are forged from page to page. And the tale of modern fifth graders suddenly becomes a bridge to internal growth and maturity.
"Only Eleven! or Shury-Mury in Fifth "D"" continues the traditions of Victoria Lederman's first two books, "Calendar of May" and "The Freshman.
The new story is aimed at teenagers and will surely quickly find its fans.
For middle school age.