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The Mystery of Villa Polyphemus. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
At the beginning of July, twelve-year-old Scilla meets Leo on the beach of Malavoglia, along the Riviera of the Cyclops. Both are fascinated by a strange, decaying mansion overlooking the sea: an old lava-stone villa locals call Villa Polyphemus. Inside lives Countess Petra Marquett, an eccentric and reclusive crime writer. For years she shared the villa with her cousin Orsola,…
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This Book Contains a Crime. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
When a strange fantasy novel appears in the secret reading club of four friends, something doesn’t add up. The author died just days after publication — and the initials of the book’s chapters seem to spell out a desperate message: someone was trying to warn the world about a murder. To uncover the truth, the boys must decode hidden clues…
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Murder in the Band. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
The teenage rock band The IVs seems unstoppable: screaming fans, millions of followers, and a singer born for stardom. Then Lucky collapses on stage and dies hours later. The police arrest the band’s manager, but bassist Julie knows the story doesn’t add up. As fans turn vicious online and suspicion closes in around the band, Julie starts investigating. What she…
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The Samurai’s Secret. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
High on Mount Kagemine stands Mugen dōjō, a place frozen in time where discipline is absolute and the code of bushidō shapes every breath. For thirteen-year-old Takeshi Ito — expelled from multiple schools and with no future ahead — it is a last chance. But the mountain hides more than strict training. A legend lingers among the trees: a rōnin…
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Seven Suspects for a Murder. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
When a cryptic letter reaches Scotland Yard predicting a murder on a remote Scottish island, Inspector William Shakespeare is sent to investigate — though he has no patience for prophecies. On Kinraddie, cut off by storms and silence, a group of strangers has already gathered at the only inn, each hiding a different piece of the past. As tensions rise,…
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The Mystery of Gorse Manor. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
Eight-year-old Greta Sullivan has an unusual fascination with the macabre. While travelling by train to Gorse Manor, the country home of her aristocratic grandparents, she finds herself pondering a curious question: what colour is a dead person’s face? On the same train is Inspector Shakespeare — no relation to the playwright — recently transferred from London after stepping on the…
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Murder in the Mirror. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
Fourteen-year-old Tobias owns almost nothing in the world: a battered green jacket, oversized boots, and an extraordinary talent for repairing clocks. When he answers an advertisement for a clockmender at the Zeigermann Institute, a remote boarding school perched high in the Alps, he expects a simple job fixing timepieces. Instead, he finds himself entering a strange and unsettling world. The…
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Mystery Hotel. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
December 1961. Now an old man, Nino recounts to his granddaughter Clara an extraordinary night from his childhood, when he was eleven years old and helping his uncle Piero and aunt Ada at the modest Hotel Mimosa in the small spa town of Z***. Once famous during the Belle Époque for its casino and thermal baths, the town has long…
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The Voice of Amos
The legendary origins of Homer is reimagined through a lyrical and moving coming-of-age story. Born mute, Omos grows up in a world shaped by stories, longing, and loss. As he travels through lands suspended between history and myth, gathering voices, memories, and human destinies, he moves toward the sacrifice that will transform him into the poet whose song will echo…
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Stinky Maggie
Spider-Man was bitten by a radioactive spider and became a hero. I, on the other hand, have become a super skunk! Ten-year-old Maggie can handle raccoons, storms and life in the wild — but moving to a flower-mad Italian town where everyone is horrified by her skunk smell may be her toughest challenge yet. Told through the episodes of her…
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Mister Kite
A tender and reassuring early readers story about loneliness, friendship, and the joy of being found. Once, Mr Kite flew happily in the sky, playing with children who held him safely by a string. But one day, the string snaps, and he is carried far away by the wind — higher and higher, until he finds himself alone on a…
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Dinosaurs. Science Through Time
A visually rich and thought-provoking journey into paleontology that shows young readers how scientific knowledge is built, revised, and refined over time. How do we know what dinosaurs looked like, how they moved, or how they behaved — if no one has ever seen them alive? This book guides readers through the fascinating process by which scientists reconstruct the past.…
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Animal Superstars
A lively and surprising collection of true stories celebrating the intelligence, courage and unpredictability of animals. Animal Superstars gathers twenty true stories of animals whose surprising abilities have challenged human expectations and changed the way we understand the animal world. With Jacopo Olivieri’s brilliant storytelling and Caterina Spiezio’s scientific insight, each episode becomes a fast-paced narrative in which fact is…
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Run, Run!
Who is chasing, and who is being chased? When uncertainty looms, sometimes the wisest choice is to simply run! A boy and a girl invite Little Bear to play with them, but Little Bear runs away. “Where are you running to, Little Bear? The children call out as Little Bear heads toward the woods. “Wait, Little Bear! It’s dangerous out…
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Filiberto the Knight
A gentle hymn to the courage not to fight, to the silent revolution of kindness. A story that dismantles the classical epic, with a delicacy that makes more noise than a thousand (s)words. Once upon a time, there was a cowardly knight. “All knights are brave?”, you must say. Well, not him. He was terrified of war. He did everything…
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Oberon
A lyrical and visually immersive picture book about a child’s first encounter with music — and the surprising wonders hidden inside silence. A quiet day. Nothing seems to happen. But when a child discovers a musical instrument and begins to experiment with breath, rhythm, and sound, an entire world awakens: images, stories, creatures, and adventures emerge from music itself.
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A Different Meaning
A thought-provoking photographic picture book that invites children to look at words — and actions — from a different perspective. Many verbs are commonly associated with aggression, conflict, or violence. Yet the same words can have a different, gentle meaning. This photographic picture book plays with this tension, presenting a series of verbs that appear harsh or hostile at first…
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The Egg
A gentle and emotionally resonant picture book about care, belonging and the power of love. Beaver found an egg, all alone in his garden: it is so small and delicate. Beaver is delighted and really wants to take care of it. However, the other animals disagree. Otter wonders if it has been abandoned, Squirrel speculates that it has been forgotten,…
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The Dog’s Secret Training
Behind every good dog is a very serious training program Everyone says dogs end up looking like the families they live with—but few know about their secret daily training. While the humans are away at school and work, a disciplined pack of household dogs commits to a rigorous routine designed to become the very best companions possible. From “strength training”…
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Wanted
A witty and insightful picture book that transforms everyday family conflict into a clever exchange of “classified ads.” A sharp, funny, and emotionally resonant story about the push and pull between parents and children — and the unexpected ways they find each other again.
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