“In life, the main thing is speed and self-respect!” That’s what ten-year-old Tonya Glimmerdal believes, the heroine of the second book by the brilliant young Norwegian writer Maria Parr, author of the bestseller “Waffle Heart.” Tonya is the only child in a small Norwegian mountain village near the sea. She has a snowmobile, skis, and a big family that gathers together only on holidays—and there are mountains and pastures and a little river, everything around her. When Tonya flies on skis, singing at the top of her lungs and flashing her reddish mane of hair, the whole village knows that the most important person in the valley is riding through. Tonya’s best friend is an old man, Gunvald, who bakes cakes for her and plays the violin. But Tonya’s life isn’t always carefree and full of fun. Quite the opposite—she has plenty of worries. First, there aren’t any other children in the area, and Tonya desperately wants friends her age. Second, the new owner of the tourist campsite doesn’t let children in—there’s too much noise, and his guests value silence and peace. But once Tonya decides something, she won’t back down. After all, the main things in life are “speed and self-respect”! The book “Tonya Glimmerdal” is narrated by theatre actress of the Peter Fomenko Workshop Rosa Shmukler.