Sensor (Sensor)

Roma Turbin is fourteen years old. Everything is heightened, the world is being tested for falsehood and failing, the immutable is crumbling, the familiar is breaking, the new is frightening. 'Yes, Mom, I'm a sensor. A faulty touchscreen.' Parents who won't understand. A friend with whom everything is difficult. Teachers who make a big deal out of nothing. And she, the stranger from the trolleybus in an elven hat and with a bag that says 'I'm not Pushkin.' Ruslan and Lyudmila will help Roma find her, find himself, and survive the crisis. Only these aren't Pushkin heroes, but Chilean squirrels from a pet store. Eva Nemes's new text is written in rhythmic prose—perhaps the best form for reaching 14-year-old sensors who need to hear: you are not alone, and you can do this. Eva Nemeš is a three-time winner of the Kniguru Prize and the Book of the Year Award (2023). Her stories 'Subtitles' and 'Turn Off the Spelling' were published in Samokat.