“The Alarm Guard” is a new work by Ekaterina Murashova, the author of “Correction Class” - the most discussed book of recent years about the modern Russian school, about teachers and about “problem” teenagers. Having ended up in 8 “A” from other schools, Taya, Dima and Timka find themselves “aloof” from their classmates, as if united by some common mysterious goal. In the new class there is no hazing, no one is bullied, no one is bullied. Why do newcomers have a strange feeling of isolation, isolation, sometimes turning into panic?! Unable to resist the temptation to reveal the secrets of their classmates, the heroes of the story will find themselves on the path to understanding complex mechanisms in themselves and in others. And each of them will be faced with the need to make a choice. In May 2008, “The Alert Guard” became the laureate of the National Children’s Literary Award “Cherished Dream.”