About the book: 1977 / The writer Vladimir Vasiliev wrote this book not on his own behalf, but on behalf of the boy Edik Gradov and also on behalf of the vox-haired Gerasim Borisovich. Although Edik and Gerasim Borisovich are not related and are not friends, they have a lot in common. They have so much in common that it seems that Edik and Gerasim Borisovich are one person, only he acts in different circumstances: in one case he is a boy, in the other he is a young counselor, in the first case the boy is almost an adult (a ninth grader!), in the second he is a counselor almost a boy (just graduated from school). Reasoning this way, I seemed to bring two different heroes to a common denominator. It was not difficult for me to do this, because both stories - “Everything is clear with you” and “Pedagogical Watermelon” - were written with the same pen. When there were no ballpoint pens yet, but only an inkwell and a feather (historical information), they wrote not only straight or at an angle, but also with pressure: part of the letter is thin, part is bold. So, these two stories were written with the same pressure. They are written funny, with humor; the author even talks about serious things in a cheerful way. This book has such a cheerful author. And he talks about school and about pioneer camp, about friendship and about... love, with adults and children, about different actions and different cases. For example, when Gerasim Borisovich graduated from school, he was told that he had to feed his family. And he, a cheerful person, imagined that his mother and sister Varka were sitting at the table, and he was bringing a spoon of soup to one or the other. He makes it fun. But when you, the reader, think about it, you will understand that “feeding your family” is very serious. No laughing matter. Maybe the author has the wrong pressure? No, the right one is interesting, making you smile first and then think. After all, this often happens in life: at first you laugh, and then you only realize that you are laughing in vain. And maybe it’s better to think first and then laugh. Vladimir Petrovich Vasiliev is a teacher by heart, by vocation, he loves children, and children love him. He teaches them literature, teaches them the art of seeing the world and enjoying life. Now he works in one of the camps in the Krasnodar region. I invite you, reader, to a book written by a kind, cheerful and observant man. In that house, that is, in this book, you will feel like you belong, because much of what is written here is clear and familiar to you. And your friends probably look like Edik’s friends and the guys from Gerasim Borisovich’s detachment. So, have a good trip, enjoy reading! Yuri YAKOVLEV