The squire porridge. Krapivin V.

When they decided to arrange a tournament of archers in the Pioneer camp, one of the best shooters Volodya Novosyolov went into the squire unremarkable, quiet and timid porridge from the younger detachment. Well, should it be a squire! And then it turned out that the porridge is a real friend, and in real friendship, the age does not matter.

the story written by Vladislav Krapivin in 1965, and is now being read in one breath, because the author is reliably and subtly reveals The world of the children's soul talks about how a great and disinterested human feeling arises and arises - friendship.