The secret always becomes clear. This simple truth the heroine of Anna Nikolskaya’s book had to realize when she moved from a Siberian village to a seaside city. Valya lives with her mother, dreams of losing weight and getting a laptop. And also—of fitting in at a new school where “golden youth” studies. And that last part she manages brilliantly. Now she’s friends with the coolest girl in the class, hangs out in the “high circles,” and even has the beginning of a romance. However, not everything goes smoothly—because in order to become “one of them,” Valya has to lie.