Notes of a Little Gymnasium Student. Notes of a Institute Girl

The main character of "Notes of a Little Gymnasium Student", 9-year-old Lena Ikonina, goes to live with relatives in Petersburg after her mother's death. The new family greets her hostilely, and the children at the gymnasium shower her with ridicule, but everything changes when Lena finds a good friend…

The book also includes the novella "Notes of an Institute Girl" — about the everyday life of the students of the Pavlovsk Institute for Noble Maidens, their friendship, and growing up.