Boil a bear. NIMI M.

The incredible story of the preacher and his young student, Saama boy Yussi. The summer of 1852, a deaf village in the very north of Sweden. Yussi escaped from the house where he was starving and suffering from beatings. Soon he will have to compose a company to the scientist to the Lestadius, who saved Jusi from starvation, and their duet of the teacher and student will form joint botanical expeditions. The preacher will teach Yussi to distinguish between plants, read and write, as well as love and be afraid of God. Lestadius carries the word of God to the samam-pagan. But one day, a fascination with botany will lead Pastor and Yussi on a completely unexpected path. On a remote farm, the maid disappeared - did not return from the forest where cows grazed. Where it disappeared, traces of bear claws were found on the trunks of trees. Everyone is sure that the girl was lifted up by a love bear, and only the preacher doubts. Thus begins the investigation conducted by the pastor Lestadius and the Saam boy (unexpected literary reincarnation of the pair Holmes - Watson). The fascinating detective intrigue is built into an equally exciting historical novel, and all this is presented with a warm, slightly ironic intonation. It is also interesting that Lars Levy Lestadius is a real historical face, a man who had spent his whole life among the Sami and, in fact, converted them to Christianity.