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Dedalo & Dharma
It’s a summer evening when, without even realizing it, Dharma comes out of the cinema screen to escape certain death and meet that very spectator, Dedalo, who comes to the Kazan Cinema every single day to see her. Dedalo is thirteen and has an unbridled passion for films and Dharma, who’s the same age, is a character who escaped a destiny which,…
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Barriera
In Barriera, everyone’s fate is written in their blood. And you can’t change that. Sixteen-year-old Yasin lives in Barriera, a tough neighbourhood on the outskirts of Turin. He’s caught between his first love and a brother who’s just been released from prison, between who he wants to be and who the world expects him to be. Malik, his brother, is trying…
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Goodwill
One stormy night, a boy returns from the forest. But he is not alone. In November 1851, a caravan of settlers reached the desolate shores of what would become Seattle. They were exhausted, wet and full of hope. Among them were Jeanette and Henry Goodwill, who a few days after their arrival welcomed the birth of their first child: Ambrosius. But…
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The Pikes of Lake Road
Thirty-three days of secrets, dares, and the summer that changed everything. With all the spontaneity of his thirteen years, Mauri retraces the thirty-three days that have made him grow up, starting on that 14th June when his best friend, Brando, dives into the lake and never resurfaces. But incredulous grief soon gives way to doubt: mysterious notes written in Brando’s…
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The Evil Twenty
What would the stories we love be without their villains? They give weight to the shadows of the human soul. They let us feel contrast, complexity, danger—and sometimes, even recognition. In The Evil Twenty, Manlio Castagna invites readers on a journey into the minds of twenty of the greatest villains of all time, in twenty powerful short stories that explore…
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Mouse Encounters of the Third Kind
A mouse, a monolith, and a mission to discover the truth about alien life — right beneath the Old Apple Tree. Urth is the last-born, smallest mouse in a family of muscle-bound fruit gatherers. He dreams of something more—something bigger than the life the colony has mapped out for him. When a strange black object appears in the forest and…
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The Children Of The Forest
The adventure of two wolves experiencing freedom for the first time. Achille and Ulisse were born wild, but raised by humans, with an impossible goal: return them to the wild without losing what makes them wolves. Author Giuseppe Festa spent fifteen months with the wildlife conservation team in charge of this ambitious project, witnessing firsthand their joys and struggles. His…
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In The Pard’s Shadow
Some creatures are meant to stay hidden. Some truths are not. Five teens. One summer. A forest full of secrets. They came to study nature. No one expected to find claw marks. Or silence. Or fear. Locals whisper about the “pard”—a creature that doesn’t exist. At least, that’s what they’re told. But something is watching. And someone is hiding the truth. As the forest closes in,…
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The Coming of The Bear
Some animals are born to be free. Some people learn to be. A story of courage, connection, and a bear’s journey home. Karhu is a bear who doesn’t know how to be wild. Viola and Kevin are two teens sent to help set him free. At first, it’s just a summer project: hike, take notes, check the collar. But then the…
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Who Stole The Star?
Who stole the sheriff’s star? A mystery full of fur, fun, and fuzzy suspects. Sheriff Biscottino McKenzy is proud of his quiet, orderly town. But one morning, his precious star badge goes missing! He immediately suspects the last three “free” rascals in town: Pippy Dakota (an otter who runs a hair salon), Coccola Bill (a dad-badger taking care of his cubs),…
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My Friend Is a Witch – Book 3 – Morgana’s Diadem
Clarabella steals a cursed tiara and turns into a horse! Priscilla, Miriam and Bartholomeus must travel through the Lat Door on the Right to reach Avalon and break the spell. Priscilla is a little witch who’s just moved to town with her magical family and a shapeshifting owl-boy named Bartholomeus. She’s supposed to keep her powers hidden from “Non-Magickers”… but her emotions keep…
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My Friend Is a Witch – Book 2 – A Mummy at the Market
To impress her crush, Miriam visits a magical market with Priscilla… and gets chased by a touchy Ancient Egyptian mummy! Priscilla is a little witch who’s just moved to town with her magical family and a shapeshifting owl-boy named Bartholomeus. She’s supposed to keep her powers hidden from “Non-Magickers”… but her emotions keep getting in the way. Miriam is quiet,…
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My Friend Is a Witch – Book 1 – A Strange Classmate
The new girl in Miriam’s class causes blue teeth, hair on fire, and storms during maths tests. It doesn’t take long to realise: Priscilla is not your average student. Priscilla is a little witch who’s just moved to town with her magical family and a shapeshifting owl-boy named Bartholomeus. She’s supposed to keep her powers hidden from “Non-Magickers”… but her…
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The Legendary Treasure of Hell Gate
New York City, 1927. Five kids from East Harlem — nicknamed the Roaches — stumble on a dead man beneath the Hell Gate bridge. Among his belongings, they find a matchbox containing a strange drawing and a key. It’s the start of a treasure hunt leading to the sunken British ship HMS Hussar and its legendary gold cargo. As they…
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Snot & Splash
What if one day all the holes disappeared from the world? Would doughnuts still be doughnuts? How would you open a door without a keyhole? The residents of Elsewhere have a serious problem: someone is stealing all the holes. Keyholes, doughnuts, birdboxes… nothing is safe. And to make things worse, the weather has gone completely mad—garbage is falling from the sky.…
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Darkmare
A surreal night. A haunted amusement park. One boy’s quest to save a dream. Twelve-year-old Guido Anselmo lives for cinema. But when he discovers the mysterious biography of Klaus Voynik — a cursed filmmaker who died under strange circumstances — and realises the final chapter is missing, he’s determined to uncover the truth. His search leads him to an abandoned film studio-turned-amusement…
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Draconis Chronicon
Five children on a journey. A legendary dragon. An epic adventure in a magical Middle Ages. Salerno, 1066. A preacher wanders the streets announcing the end of the world: “The Beast is stirring again! Fear the dragon, because the day of the eclipse is near!” The young Barliario doesn’t pay attention to those words of doom, but that same evening his…
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The Summer of the Great Bear
The true story of a woman and the bear who saved her. In the heart of the Apennines, a tiny female bear cub is found motherless, hungry, and not yet weaned. Just four months old and weighing barely three kilos, her future seems sealed: a life in captivity. But at the Abruzzo National Park, biologist Roberta refuses to give up.…
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Like Cicadas
The summer Teresa turns twelve, everything feels out of sync. Her friends talk about nail polish, crushes, and growing up—while she still clings to old games and scraped knees. At the family’s usual seaside village, she braces for the loneliest summer ever. Then she meets Agata: quiet, magnetic, and unlike anyone she has ever met before. What begins as a…
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Mysteries of Summer
Six mysteries. One season where mystery never takes a break. Six original summer stories by Italian acclaimed authors. A girl haunted by a ghost who might be herself. A cursed necklace passed from hand to hand. A school trip gone terrifyingly wrong… Each tale is a standalone mystery—spine-chilling, elegant, or surreal—set in the inescapable heat of the Italian summer. A fresh,…
Book on a Tree
