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Count Dawn. The Book of Snow
Choose your future, before your future chooses you. It’s 2069. A hostile life form has fused with technology and taken control of humanity. A group of rebels risk everything to send a book back in time – the only record of their downfall, a desperate warning to change history. In the present, nineteen-year-old radical activist Scarlett stumbles upon that very…
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Magic Potions and Other Disasters
A pinch of magic, a sprinkle of chaos… and a whole lot of trouble! Mel’s dad is in love with the most horrible woman on Earth: the terrifying headmistress of her school, whom all the kids call the Crusher. But Mel is not going to let this happen. She enlists the help of Brunilde, a weird yet brilliant middle-schooler who…
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Yanez
The untold story of Sandokan’s brother-in-arms — loyalty, love, and rebellion on the high seas. Yanez de Gomera lights a cigarette, steadies his aim, and steps into destiny. His ship has been attacked, pirates circle the waves, and betrayal lurks behind every smile. But this isn’t defeat – it’s the start of a legendary alliance. In this sweeping adventure, Sandokan’s…
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Love Ends Before Dinner
One woman. Two men. A tangled love story where fiction becomes the most dangerous affair. A gun to his head and ten seconds to live: that’s all the time Ernest Barton has to look back on a life filled with passion, lies, and unforgettable women. But the young man threatening him isn’t here to kill him — he just wants Sophie back.…
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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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We Are Fire
When love burns, nothing is safe, not even the friendships we thought would last forever. A heady, sun-drenched summer in Puglia. A legendary friendship. A girl who changes everything. Charming and reckless, Nicolas is used to getting what he wants. His quieter best friend, Alex, has always followed him. But when they both fall for the same girl, Mia, their loyalty is…
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Escape From Paradise
Genoa, the late 1950s. Lilli is the fifth of seven sisters, but she couldn’t be more different from them. A tomboy who doesn’t like following the rules, she feels suffocated inside the walls of her home. Everything changes the day Lilli meets Ida, a petty thief in the service of a mysterious woman named Salomè, and her gang of Strays. For…
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Olga
August 1943. In a transit camp in Germany, a voice calls out, “Olga Boldireva,” and from a corner of the barracks steps forward a thirteen-year-old Russian girl, with light hair and lifeless eyes. At that same moment, Hans, dressed in the uniform of the Hitler Youth, is on his way with his family to receive the state aid granted by…
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The Night of the Malombre
March 2, 1944. A freight train packed with desperate passengers departs Naples in the dead of night, heading for the Lucanian countryside, where food might still be found. On board are hundreds of civilians: smugglers, mothers, soldiers, children, and three teens who don’t know each other — yet. Brando, a boy forced to grow up too soon, climbs aboard to find…
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Nothing Ever Changes Here
Two summers interweave on the page leaving a secret question, like a wish written in the sand: can first love be an eternal coming back? Stolen kisses, diving from canoes, pool matches, shooting stars to pin our wishes on if we can’t even confess them to ourselves, and secret crushes revealed in the half-light of a tent. They may sound…
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Chromosomes
Lucia looks back on her life through her most treasured memories: the love she shared with Giorgio, summers in Ischia, and laughter-filled Sundays with friends. But her story goes beyond personal recollection—it becomes a tapestry of generations, crossing continents and centuries. From seafaring grandparents and adventurous ancestors to ancient origins rooted in the heart of Africa, Cromosomi is a celebration…
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Nino the T-Rex
A touching story about empathy, emotional expression, and the transformative power of understanding. Every Friday, Nino the T-Rex storms into the village, destroying huts, extinguishing fires, and terrifying the hugging tribe—because nothing annoys him more than their warmth and happiness. But one day, a fearless boy named Andrea stands his ground and asks a simple question: Why do you do…
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Monsieur Claquette’s Sunday
Tomorrow is an important day for Monsieur Claquette: it’s Sunday. Like every Sunday, he will go to his dance lesson. And, like every Sunday, he will be very agitated. Like every Sunday, he will put a lot of effort into calculating every possible unexpected event: he wants to arrive at a very precise time. Not a minute before, not a…
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And I Am Here, Naked
Stella doesn’t want to be told who she is – not by her parents, not by her friends, and definitely not by society. She’s sharp, self-aware, and unapologetically herself. Until Jacopo reappears in her life. He’s not just the boy she used to race in primary school — now he’s a reminder of who she was, who she is, and…
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Of Fire and Silk
In the summer of 2024, Lianna arrives in Solferino to visit her mother’s grave, where an encounter with Asé, the mysterious cemetery guardian, opens the door to a second beginning. In the summer of 1858, two siblings, Sante and Altea, and Visio, ‘reborn’ after a near-fatal encounter, experience love and friendship against the backdrop of one of Italy’s bloodiest battles.…
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The Crimson City Heist
A federal sheriff and a fierce, unpredictable girl who claims to be his half-sister arrive in Crimson City – a dusty, forgotten outpost where nothing ever happens, and nobody ever comes from the south. Their presence disrupts the fragile balance of the town and upends the quiet life of Roy Wilson, the orphan boy adopted by the stationmaster. The strangers…
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Where I’m Born Everyday
A tender and poetic picture book by renowned author-illustrator Arianna Papini, celebrating the infinite ways love, family, and care shape a child’s world. Through lyrical prose and heartfelt illustrations, the book takes readers on a journey of daily rebirth—where every hug, every gaze, and every hand that comforts becomes a place of belonging. From the soft embrace of a grandmother…
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Twenty-Four Thousand Kisses
A real catalogue of poetic and funny, absurd and authentic kisses. A long silent book that needs no words, but to which each one can give his voice. A sample of natural and original effusions, because we will have to start kissing again, sooner or later, without preclusion or prejudices. An accordion book that is not just a book but,…
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The Antennas Man
A poetic and nostalgic tale of childhood wonder, The Antenna Man explores the unspoken emotions and quiet fascination that shape identity and memory. Some memories never leave us. Some remain clear, others blur like dreams. For one boy, the visits of Mr. Sala—the man who fixes the family’s broken TV antenna—are etched deep in his mind. But what he sees…
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The Boy, the Wolf and the Way Home
Giorgio is afraid of thunderstorms, wolves, and even his father, who came back a different man from the war. Only for Marianna, the girl he likes, he finds the courage to ride his bike at night, to get her some special shells from the seaside. But on his way there he finds a wounded wolf, who would probably die without…
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