White Dove

Dad gives thirteen-year-old Lyola a nondescript ship's log. While the girl skeptically turns it in her hands, Dad explains that every captain must have a ship's log to record everything important during the voyage. "Are you the captain?" he asks... his daughter. This question marks the beginning of Lyola's diary, which she will keep for a hundred days.

What can you achieve in a hundred days? A lot! For example, start a diary, lose an old friend and find a new one, experience several moves: from tiny Alesino by the sea to cold Apatity and then — to gloomy St. Petersburg. And also — climb a volcano, wander through the labyrinth of the Minotaur, see the northern lights. And at the same time try to understand your relatives, sort things out within yourself, and grow up.

Eva Nemesh writes stories and tales for teenagers, teaches English, and runs a children's literary workshop. She is a three-time winner of the "Kniguru" award.

The writer has created an astonishingly dynamic and touching text that is impossible to remain indifferent to when you are between 13 and 16 years old. After all, the author speaks to teenagers in the same language and is absolutely convinced that a hundred days is an eternity. If you are thirteen…