Anton Simukhin

A strict physics teacher tries to talk her teenage son out of dropping out of school and becoming a professional skateboarder. She makes a bet with him that if she competes in a major skateboarding competition, he will stay in school. Under the tutorship of one of her poorest pupils, she learns to skate, unaware that she's putting her career and reputation at stake.

A touching story about a Muscovite who decided that the spirit of the famous Soviet Far Eastern captain Yurev had entered his body. The main character, in company with a young Ryazan gopstopnik, travels across Russia to Vladivostok to finish the Captain's unfinished business - to discover his "undiscovered" island.

Fifteen-year-old Julia runs away from home and embarks on an amazing journey, during which she meets a variety of bright personalities: a young photographer, an aspiring pickpocket and a talented girl named Chaika. All these meetings give the heroine food for thought, help her sort herself out and understand what is important in life.