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Budo - ui͡avnyĭ druh vosʹmyrichnoho khlopchyka na im'i͡a Maks Dileĭni, i͡akyĭ vidrizni͡ai͡etʹsi͡a vid bilʹshosti diteĭ. Dekhto kaz͡he, shcho v nʹoho syndrom Asperhera, inshi z͡h - shcho vin "u spektri". Tomu Maks pokladai͡etʹsi͡a na Budo, i͡akyĭ zavz͡hdy poruch, koly vin ĭoho naĭbilʹshe potrebui͡e. Ale Budo ne skhoz͡hyĭ na inshykh ui͡avnykh druziv. Po-pershe, vin isnui͡e vz͡he shistʹ rokiv, a t͡se duz͡he dovho. I Budo vidchuvai͡e sviĭ vik. Vin khvyli͡ui͡etʹsi͡a, shcho skoro nastane denʹ, koly Maks perestane v nʹoho viryty. Adz͡he Budo znykne nazavz͡hdy. Koly Maks opyni͡ai͡etʹsi͡a u velykiĭ nebezpet͡si cherez potent͡siĭnoho opikuna, Budo razom iz komandoi͡u inshykh ui͡avnykh druziv mai͡utʹ vri͡atuvaty svoho khlopchyka, ryzykui͡uchy pry t͡sʹomu vlasnym isnuvanni͡am. Zreshtoi͡u, same Budo dovedetʹsi͡a vyrishyty, shcho vaz͡hlyvishe: shchasti͡a Maksa chy ĭoho vlasne z͡hytti͡a. Pro knyhu Metʹi͡u Diks - amerykansʹkyĭ pysʹmennyk i profesiĭnyĭ storiteler, chyï romany perekladeni bilʹsh niz͡h dvadt͡si͡atʹma p"i͡atʹma movamy. Knyha "Spohady ui͡avnoho druha", vydana ukraïnsʹkoi͡u movoi͡u u vydavnyt͡stvi "Verba", stala odnym iz ĭoho naĭvidomishykh tvoriv i prynesla avtorovi nyzku literaturnykh vidznak. Opovidach t͡sii͡eï knyhy - Budo, ui͡avnyĭ druh vosʹmyrichnoho khlopchyka Maksa Dileĭni. Budo isnui͡e doty, doky v nʹoho viri͡atʹ, i vin dobre usvidomli͡ui͡e krykhkistʹ vlasnoho stanovyshcha. Maks vidrizni͡ai͡etʹsi͡a vid inshykh diteĭ, ĭomu skladno orii͡entuvatysi͡a u sot͡sialʹnykh pravylakh i shkilʹnomu seredovyshchi, tomu rolʹ Budo vykhodytʹ daleko za mez͡hi dyti͡achoï hry. U si͡uz͡heti z"i͡avli͡ai͡etʹsi͡a dorosla li͡udyna, chyi͡a turbota mai͡e tryvoz͡hnyĭ kharakter, i same z t͡sʹoho momentu istorii͡a postupovo zmini͡ui͡e napri͡am, zmushui͡uchy chytacha stez͡hyty za podii͡amy z napruz͡henoi͡u uvaz͡hnisti͡u, ne rozkryvai͡uchy napered ïkhnikh naslidkiv. Knyha porushui͡e temy ui͡avy i͡ak sposobu zakhystu, dyti͡achoï vrazlyvosti, vidpovidalʹnosti doroslykh i strakhu znyknenni͡a - i͡ak bukvalʹnoho, tak i emot͡siĭnoho. Rozpovidʹ zalyshai͡etʹsi͡a strymanoi͡u, ale poslidovno pidvodytʹ do skladnykh zapytanʹ pro doviru, vybir i mez͡hi dopomohy.

Budo is an imaginary friend of an eight-year-old boy named Max Delaney, who is different from most children. Some say that he has Asperger's syndrome, while others say that he is "on the spectrum". So Max relies on Budo, who is always there when he needs him most. But Budo is not like other imaginary friends. First of all, it has been around for six years, which is a very long time. And Budo feels his age. He worries that the day will soon come when Max will stop believing in him. After all, Budo will disappear forever. When Max is in great danger because of a potential Guardian, Budo, along with a team of other imaginary friends, must save their boy, risking their own existence. In the end, Budo will have to decide what is more important: Max's happiness or his own life. Matthew Dix is an American writer and professional storyteller whose novels have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. The book "Memoirs of an imaginary friend", published in Ukrainian by Verba publishing house, became one of his most famous works and brought the author a number of literary awards. The narrator of this book is Budo, an imaginary friend of eight – year-old boy Max Delaney. Budo exists as long as he is believed in, and he is well aware of the fragility of his own situation. Max is different from other children, it is difficult for him to navigate in social rules and the school environment, so the role of Budo goes far beyond children's play. An adult appears in the plot, whose concern is disturbing, and it is from this moment that the story gradually changes direction, forcing the reader to follow events with intense attention, without revealing their consequences in advance. The book touches on the themes of imagination as a way of protection, children's vulnerability, adult responsibility, and fear of disappearing – both literal and emotional. The narrative remains low-key, but consistently leads to complex questions about trust, choice, and the limits of help.