*OTĻIČNO! (translation from Russian): AMAZING! - this is what the heroes of this series answer every time I ask them how they are. 

This book is dedicated to Vika, Krisķinka, Saša, Ļoņa, Ņikita, Anda and Angelina – kids I met during the summer of 2012 in my backyard in Grīziņkalns.