The book by L. Charskaya, the most popular children's writer of the early 20th century, includes two stories: “Sibirochka” and “Notes of a Little Schoolgirl”. The first tells about the adventures of a little girl left without parents in the Siberian taiga. The second deals with about the fate of an orphan who ended up in a family of rich relatives and managed to win the affection of others with her kindness and sincerity. For middle school age.