The book is about the lives of girls and boys living in the dormitory and Nhan Dan newspaper; with the changes of an unforgettable historical period in the memories of every citizen of Hanoi and the people of the country: The resistance war against the US. In that life, Huynh Dung Nhan is a boy born into a family with a tradition of journalism. The author tells the story of the times he met Uncle Ho; living stories of families; evacuation trips by ox cart and bicycle to the countryside to avoid bombing of US B52 aircraft; The story of the cadets, the army officer, the neighbor's friends or the joys of the letter writing movement and the pain of death from enemy bombs ... Outstanding above all, the book is also a song about love of life, love of fathers and mothers, of the neighbor, of social relationships are scaled back in the work.