One

What boy doesn't dream of becoming the new Robinson Crusoe at least for a day! To find oneself on a deserted island, far from annoying parents and boring lessons… But adventures are one thing, and what is it really like to be alone on a desolate patch of land without food, water, fire, and a roof over your head? Not by choice, but by the whim of fate, fourteen-year-old

Sasha Barash will have to find the answer to this question through his own experience — having gone overboard during a strong storm, the boy ends up on a lost island in the Pacific Ocean. There, he will face his first serious trial in life, learn resilience and courage, and understand "what is most important for a person on earth".

The story by Nikolai Andreyevich Vnukov "One" has been translated into many languages and was recognized by young readers in Japan as the best work of 1988.