Diary of a Man with a Wooden Sabre
The stories by Eduard Pashnev included in this book vary greatly, but each is special and good in its own way: whether it is the autobiographical tale of a seven-year-old boy who found out what war is, or the tragic story of a ship's dog named Gelendzhik. Or stories about naughty and mischievous teenagers - some invent a Martian name for our planet, befriend a horse using mandarins, and invent a radio dog, while others clumsily try to behave "like adults." The graphic and extraordinarily emotional illustrations in the book are by Elena Zhukovskaya. For middle school age.