A "ballad about the broken nose" is history of 13-years-old teenager by name Bart. He engages in boxing because so a mother wants. you will "grow and yet поблагодаришь me for it", - she repeats often. Actually Bart adores music and, while nobody hears, sings arias from operas. His friend Ada decides by all means to glorify Bart to do so that he came forward on a school holiday. The real complications begin here. In it to the book much laughter and tears, boxing and music, real friendship and school love.Roman is published in 14 countries, including, in the USA in a publishing house Simon Sсhuster. The Norwegian studio Moskus Film purchased rights on his screen version.