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 fragile friendship becomes something deeper—a bond full of silences, confusion, and impossible emotions. Because sometimes, to become who you are, you have to stop hiding. Like cicadas, you have to rise from underground—and sing.
An unforgettable Italian summer where sunlight, secrets, and silent transformations shape one girl’s coming-of-age.
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