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The Stuff of Dreams
Three friends. One dream bigger than themselves: to create their own destiny, one stitch at a time. Thirteen-year-old Nina has finally left the orphanage behind to begin what seems like the opportunity of a lifetime: an apprenticeship at one of Milan’s most prestigious fashion ateliers. She dreams of beautiful fabrics, elegant dresses and, one day, becoming a seamstress herself. Reality…
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Like a Storm, Like Love
Sometimes you have to go through the storm to find yourself again — and to learn the difference between love and possession. In a small town on the shore of an ancient glacial lake, seven teenagers are tangled in relationships — of love, of friendship — that don’t always make them happy. Ayla and Albert call themselves best friends, though…
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Mia & Bau. Little Inventors at the Park
A ball run gone wildly out of control, a ruined tennis court, and a windy afternoon on Blue Lake — Mia and Bau’s park has never been this eventful. At the Great Beech Park, Mia and Bau’s next round of trouble starts with too many bouncy balls and one very steep hill. Across three short comic adventures, the two friends and…
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Mia & Bau. A Mountain of Inventions
A blocked door, a tree full of squirrels, a flock of nervous birds — and two best friends who don’t speak the same language, but always find a way to fix things together. High in the forest of the White Mountain, Mia — a bold, English-speaking cat — and Bau, her sweet, scatterbrained Italian pug best friend, set out with…
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Peter Setter Detective
When Mr Petulson’s precious multi-purpose snapper is stolen, Peter Setter and Perry, his feathered assistant, rush to the scene of the crime. There they find footprints that are… gigantic! Who could have left those pawprints behind? A story by Book on a Tree
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Three Friends, One Last Year
The final exams are getting closer, teachers keep asking about high school choices, and the experimental smartphone ban is still in place. So Lola, Zoe and Isi continue sharing their secret Friends’ Diary, filling its pages with fears, crushes, disasters and dreams for the future. Between theatre rehearsals, karate lessons, broken hearts and difficult family expectations, the three girls will…
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Three Friends On Holiday
One summer. Three best friends. One travelling diary that keeps them together. Lola, Isi and Zoe are inseparable—but this summer, each will be far from the others: one at a theatre camp in the mountains, one in a fancy resort by the sea, and one on a family trip to Scotland. To bridge the distance, they invent the “Friends’ Diary”—a travelling journal…
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Three Friends, One Diary
If you can’t use your phone, how do you survive at school? With a diary for you and your friends! There’s a new rule at Locatelli middle school: students won’t be allowed to use their mobile phones for a whole school year, neither in class nor at home. How will Zoe, Isi and Lola cope with life at school without texting each…
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Irma – Big Boredom
Irma doesn’t feel like doing anything today: she’s been struck by a real case of the blues. Is there an antidote? Let’s try to find one together with Grandma. Good luck! Irma is a four-book character-driven series by Maria Gianola dedicated to young readers. The protagonist tackles everyday adventures with spontaneity. She is not afraid to express her feelings or…
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Irma – Perfect As I Am
Irma is facing her first day at school, but suddenly anxiety makes her stomach knot and makes her want to run away. A little red shell teaches her just how beautiful, unique and special everyone can be in their own way. Just perfect as we are. Irma is a four-book character-driven series by Maria Gianola dedicated to young readers. The…
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Irma – Happily Us
Irma and Tobi play “If I were” imagining finding possible happiness in something as big as the wind, the sunset, the sky, as well as in an ant, a cloud, Ball the cat, a blade of grass. But what if all possible happiness were even closer? Irma is a four-book character-driven series by Maria Gianola dedicated to young readers. The…
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Irma – Heebie Jeebies
Irma’s world is filled with games, sports, daily challenges, and moments of reflection. With so many activities, she experiences a wide range of emotions, which can sometimes be difficult to recognize. At the swimming pool, Irma can’t find the courage to dive off the diving board, but she does not admit her blue fear. Until a gesture of friendship manages…
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Enid Enigma 4. Beyond the Last Darkness
She has a magpie friend and a gift: she solves cases before they happen. This time the grave in Enid’s dream is her own. When Cicuta leads Enid to her own grave, the rules of the game change completely. With the crows closing in and the magical medallion still missing, Enid and Julio must uncover the truth beneath Midway before…
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Enid Enigma 3. The Dance of Shadows
She has a magpie friend and a gift: she solves cases before they happen. When Enid dreams of Amanda Almond’s grave in a cemetery whose paths slide like conveyor belts, she knows another murder is coming. As Midway’s mayoral race heats up, Enid and Julio must decode a trail of misleading clues before a hidden enemy turns a library archive…
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Enid Enigma 2. The Flower of Darkness
She has a magpie friend and a gift: she solves cases before they happen. Enid’s dreams keep dragging her back to Midway’s cemetery — but this time it’s a swamp, and another death is coming. Guided by a magpie and haunted by cryptic visions, Enid tries to save Lucrezia Dubois, the town’s beloved cake baker, from a mysterious fate. Between…
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Enid Enigma 1. Thirteen Magpies for a Murder
She has a magpie friend and a gift: she solves cases before they happen. Enid lives in Midaway, a seaside town where everything feels half-finished – and nothing ever truly ends. When she dreams of thirteen magpies, someone is about to die. To stop the crime, she relies on a special pocket watch that once belonged to her grandfather, marked…
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The Loonies Strike Back
A story of friendship, sport, kindness, and what it means to be free. Agnese—whom everyone calls Steno—is thirteen in the summer of 1982, the magical season when Italy, led by Paolo Rossi and Enzo Bearzot, will win the World Cup. But it is also the summer when her uncle Arturo Praz, known as “Legend,” decides to play his own match,…
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Peppino Pine and the City Cat
It is a sweet spring morning, and Pino Peppino is resting after all the hard work — and the joy — of Christmas. One of his old friends arrives: Pippo the cat, who has run away from home to reach the forest and explore it. But the forest is big and mysterious, and Pippo the cat is a little scared.…
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Peppino Pine, Aspiring Christmas Tree
One winter’s day, Mrs Blackbird arrives in the woods in a right state and won’t stop shouting: ‘Christmas is coming, it’s coming!’ The animals are intrigued; it would be lovely to celebrate here! They all really want a Christmas tree. What to do? They run to Peppino and ask him to let them decorate him. But he won’t have any…
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TINY HOUSES. Marina Wants to Go to the Beach
Summer means seaside fun for all the houses — except for Marina, the old mill who feels too heavy to travel. Mimì and her friends try pushing, blowing on her blades, even lifting her… without success. But that night, Mimì hatches a plan. With a long rope and the whole village helping, they pull Macina all the way to the…
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