Družba Pere Kvržice

Družba Pere Kvržice ("Pero the Lump's gang") is a 1933 children's novel written by Croatian children's novelist Mato Lovrak.

The plot concerns a group of children headed by Pero "Kvržica", who secretly decide to restore a disused village mill.

It remains Lovrak's second best known work, after his first novel, Vlak u snijegu.

[1] In 1970 the novel was made into a theatrical film of the same title, directed by Vladimir Tadej.

[3][4] It is required reading in the 4th grade in all Croatian primary schools.