The mother of twelve-year-old Kesha from the story “Mother's Day” is a famous poetess, completely immersed in her creativity, in her failed personal life. Kesha has to become for her mother something between a best friend and a nurse, and take upon herself the solution of adult problems. The young heroes of the story “Refugees” are also completely left to themselves and try to survive in their own way in a world of adults that is indifferent to them. Who knows how their life would have turned out if not for a girl with an unusual name Anita...