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Umar Kayam ; translated by Vladislav Zhukov.
As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death
A funny, suspenseful novel, a quirky detective story about righting the wrongs of the past and the present, and a touching story of friendship, football and the power of the Internet.
High spirits, sportsmanship, academics and honour as practised by a school boy in an early nineteenth-century English boarding school.