Grey is an ordinary thirteen-year-old teenager. He does well in school, but his younger brother is a top student. Grey has only one friend, while his brother has a whole half-class as friends. Besides, Lyokha is popular with girls. And even when the brothers start doing extreme bicycle sports, Lyokha reaches the final in the very first competitions, while Grey… He would have lived his whole life as a “nobody,” standing in the shadow of his more fortunate younger brother, if not for the fact that he fell in love with Maya—the star of the sports team.
Listen to a great story about how it feels to be a person who is “invisible.” What’s going on in his head and in his heart. How can a child learn to believe in himself. How character grows stronger through daily work; how to figure out what real friendship is worth; and how love begins to take shape.
This novella (titled “From Earth to Dream—Taking Off”) earned the author the title of laureate of the II International Competition “Korneychukov Prize,” in the nomination “Prose for older children and youth” among foreign authors.
Sound designer and music author: Dzizaier Umerov
Producer: Konstantin Baryshev