Mondadori Children’s and Young Readers’ Books Rights List 2015

Rights List 2015 Children’s Books

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TABLE OF CONTENTS MIDDLE GRADERS

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SERIES

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FIRST READERS

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NON FICTION

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MIDDLE GRADERS

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AGE: +11

Bianca Chiabrando

The Case of 3D. Tales from a Hopeless Classroom In the same league as Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Patterson’s Middle School series, a cutting edge novel that successfully captures the psychology of the classroom!

13-year old Bianca lives in Milan and is in her third year of middle school. One day she comes across a copy of Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund Freud in her mum’s bedroom. She reads it and has a brainwave: when she grows up she wants to be a psychologist! She has the feeling that she’ll have to study loads, keep notes, delve deep; but there is no need to wait as she already has everything necessary to put her skills of observation to the test and begin her career, as a… professional! Her patients are all around her, the very ones who have brought three quarters of the teaching staff to the verge of a nervous breakdown, make the caretakers despair and are every supply teacher’s nightmare.

Her classmates, the students of 3D.

The rule of 3D: if you’re in this class, you have to be naughty.

The Case of 3D. Tales from a Hopeless Classroom • 216 pages hardcover illustrations: BIANCA CHIABRANDO

An exciting and hilarious diary that Bianca started writing at 13. portrait of today’s teenagers told from a unique perspective, A with the spontaneous and authentic voice of a teenager. ianca Chiabrando (Milan, 1999) is fifteen. She B miraculously survived her middle school class, the most undisciplined ever. Deeply touched by this experience she decide to be a psychologist. The 3D is her first case.

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Mario Desiati

AGE: +11

MIDDLE GRADERS

The Sugar Sea A touching story that tells the drama of thousands of people who leave their home, facing inhuman journeys, in the search for a better future For Ervin the sea is a friend he uses to play with. But when Ervin looks at the sea he also dreams of leaving Albania to go to Italy, the country where everyone sings and is happy, as he sees on television. So, when the Vlora, “the sugar ship”, is hijacked by over twenty thousand Albanians and sets sail for Puglia, on the 7th August 1991, Ervin leaves, wearing only his swimsuit.

For Luca the sea reminds him of missed games of football on the beach and the loneliness of holidays at Torre Canne drawing imaginary friends, waiting for his beloved uncle Antuono. But when Luca looks at the sea he also feels the danger in it…

One look was enough to see in each other’s eyes the same desire for freedom that lead two boys on an adventure that lasts just one night, an adventure of hand signals, dust, and stolen doughnuts. As words are not needed to make friends.

“Their eyes […] experience the same mysterious spark of complicity.

They are two twelve-year-olds on the run.

Ervin is naked, Luca is clothed.

Both are terrified.

They wanted freedom and they took it: and now what are they going to do with it?”

THE SUGAR SEA • 192 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: OTTAVIA BRUNO

" As suggested by Ottavia Bruno's wonderful cover illustration the two main character are divided by a stretch of blue sea and they mirror each other. [...] The journey on the boat Vlora through the eyes of a child is the most evocative part of the book."

Andersen M ario Desiati was born in Puglia, Italy, in 1977.

After graduating with a Law degree, he began working for magazines, national daily newspapers, and leading publishers. He writes numerous essays, poems, and novels.

The Sugar Sea is his first book for younger readers. His works are published in Germany and the Netherlands.

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AGE: +10

Viviana Mazza

Nelson Mandela as a Boy Once upon a time there was a young boy called Madiba, a child who became a great man Among the blue houses of a small South African village, a grandmother starts to tell the story of a child called Nelson Mandela, who is known in the village as “the boy who shook trees” because he’s always getting up to mischief. It’s right here in the village of Qunu that his story began.

To the rhythm of a grandmother’s voice the story of Madiba – the most beloved man in Africa – comes to life. His roots, his favourite fairy-tales, and the breathtaking games he played in the African countryside.

This book tells us about the childhood and adolescence of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first coloured president, the man who put a stop to apartheid, the activist who served 27 years in prison for a dream of equality and freedom.

Nelson Mandela as a Boy • 190 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: PAOLO D'ALTAN

After the international success of Malala.

The Story, Viviana Mazza tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s childood.

" Viviana Mazza walked Mandela's hills and collected sounds, flavours and his timeless stories. This book vividly recalls all this thanks to the richness of the local language which gives a good pace to the dialogues."

Corriere della sera - La Lettura " The author creates an authentic and believable narrative voice [...] with a fluent, clear and evocative language. With a skillful writing she balances oral legends and historical documentation offering a captivating and very useful tale to young readers."

Andersen IVIANA MAZZA was born in Catania in 1978. A journalist for V the newspaper “Corriere della sera”, she writes for the foreign news desk about the stories of men and women from Alaska to Pakistan. She’s been one of the first reporters telling the story of Malala.

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Viviana Mazza

AGE: +10

MIDDLE GRADERS

Malala.

The Story A novel telling the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who has won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 In 2009, at just eleven years old, Malala Yousafzai started to write a diary for BBC Urdu under a pseudonym. She wrote about her daily life, the violence of the Taleban, and the injustices she and her school companions suffered as young girls.

Then came the direct threats and, in the end, the attack. When she was fifteen, Malala received a gunshot to the head by a member of the Taliban. Her only crime was fighting for the right to education for girls. After the episode she moved to England with her parents. Thanks to her, many young girls are no longer afraid.

“Every girl in Swat is Malala.

We will educate ourselves.

We will win. They can’t defeat us.”

Classmates of Malala

MALALA. THE STORY • 184 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: PAOLO D'ALTAN

45,000 “ The writing is clear and effective. The style reminds Malala’s blog that focuses on the difficulties, the suffering and the determination to hold on of Malala, a protagonist of her time.

The final impression is that […] this is a reading addressed to children but recommended also to many grown-ups.”

La Stampa A n extraordinary story told with an immediate and passionate voice and the accuracy of the documentary.

A brilliant example of the bravery of childood against the silence of grown-ups.

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copies sold

Rights sold to BRAZIL (ediouro publicaçoes) france (GALLIMARD) GERMANY (DTV) JAPAN (KIN-NO-HOSHI)

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AGE: +10

Laura Orvieto

Stories of Very Ancient Children Have you ever imagined Greek and Roman Gods when they were children?

A masterpiece enriched with new striking and original illustrations “This child is called Hephaestus and also Vulcan, he is really ancient. Anyhow, no one has ever met him...” This is the opening of these exciting stories, jam-packed with the adventures of the gods and heroes back when they were kids and got up to so much mischief.

This is a light-hearted book full of plot twists. Stories full of monsters, captivating queens, invincible heroes, and, above all, children – brave, mischevious, inquisitive, high-spirited – told in a voice full of zest, irony, and extraordinary knowledge.

STORIES OF VERY ANCIENT CHILDREN • 240 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: RITA PETRUCCIOLI

Laura Orvieto (Milan, 1876 - 1953) the author of the extraordinary long-seller Stories of World History, who lit up the Italian and European cultural and pedagogical scene for over a century.

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Andrea Camilleri

Magic

AGE: +3

40,000

copies sold

The first amazing short story for children written by the great Italian author Andrea camilleri Lullina is six years old and likes walking with her grandfather who’s a charming storyteller. One day Lullina tells him about a strange dream, more awesome than any fairytales she’s ever heard: a dwarf dressed in yellow reveals her a few magic mysterious words that make people disappear…

Only be careful not to speak these words loudly, otherwise they could really work!

Try if you dare!

“Firiri, borerò, parupazio, stonibò…now I disappear!”

The text is enriched with the vibrant drawings by Giulia orecchia, famous for her work on books by calvino and Grossman.

maGIC • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIULIA ORECCHIA

A funny story about magic and spells, full of unpredictable twists with three surprising endings! Wonderful pages which breathes out the scents, the sunlight and the colours that fill the air of Sicily. camilleri’s narrative experimentation is continuous and constant. The author range from detective novel […] to children’s tales thanks to a curiosity that is not only about literature but is about life.

L’Unità AndreA cAMILLerI is one of Italy’s most famous contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series has been translated into 32 languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened in the uK on BBc4.

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whiTe rAVeNs selecTioN

2014

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AGE: +10

Roberto Piumini

Metamorphoses Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” as told by one of the most beloved Italian authors Two children happen upon a hidden cave covered in wonderful frescoes.

These images unveil ancient legends along with the enchantment of lost words and the distant past.

Roberto Piumini’s vibrant writing style brings the “Metamorphoses” of Ovid to the young, through a captivating adventure about the discovery of beauty and the desire to protect it.

Metamorphoses • 136 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: ALESSANDRO SANNA

oberto Piumini is considered one of the Italy’s leading R authors for children. Winner of the Italian Andersen prize, he has published poetry, stories and novels for children and teenagers (including Lo Stralisco, C’era un bambino profumato di latte, Il pirata pescatore), widely translated abroad, not to mention prose and collections of verse for adults.

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Roberto Piumini

AGE: +10

MIDDLE GRADERS

Gods and Heroes of Olympus Through the pen of one of the Italian most refined writers, mythology becomes an adventure and poetry for all ages An old aoidos sits down amongst the children to tell a story, and the ancient Greek myths come to life. The young listeners hold their breath at the story of the powerful arms of Heracles, who strangles the lion’s roar. They are thrilled at the birth of Apollo, whose wails are mixed with the cries of seagulls, white flying flowers.

They weep when Arachne is transmuted into an insect because she dared to challenge the goddess Athena in the art of weaving. They depart for far-flung, legendary lands with Theseus, fly in the sky with Daedalus and Icarus, tremble with fear with Perseus before the terrible Medusa. And they embark on the endless journey of growth accompanied by the eternal and fascinating story of Odysseus.

Gods and heroes of Olympus • 176 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: FABIO VISINTIN

“ Playfulness, physicality and verse: the features of this extremely attractive book for children.”

TuttoLibri - La Stampa “ And the tales come to life in a fantastic atmosphere enchanting young and grown-up listeners, or even readers. (…) A clear and simple language yet strongly imaginative which makes myths jump out the pages as powerful and vivid characters with their epic accomplishments and their human feelings.”

Andersen

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AGE: +9

Nicoletta Bortolotti

The Waves of Freedom

A valuable story that deals with the subject of the conflict in the Middle East, through the innocent, disenchanted eyes of a boy Mahmud is 9 and has an unbridled passion for surfing. The waves of GazaCity are not honkers like those in Hawaii, but you can ride them, even with a wooden toilet seat. And because, as his mother says, the sea is the only land where you can feel free, in a city targeted by daily bombings, where children play at guessing the tank models on the streets. But when a real surfer arrives on the beach with real surfboards, Mahumd finds a mentor to teach him the secrets of the sea. And that’s not all. There’s another pupil, Samir, an Israeli boy with whom Mahmud shouldn’t even speak. Yet he discovers they have the same dreams and are waiting for the same wave! And it doesn’t matter whether that wave is Israeli or Palestinian.

THE WAVES OF FREEDOM • 112 pages paperback cover: GIORGIO BARONI

“ An engaging and touching novel inspired by a true story.”

TuttoLibri - La Stampa he book is loosely based on the legendary figure of the T surf master Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, who came to Gaza from California. Facing the military guards at Erez, “Doc” succeeded in delivering fifteen new surfboards to the young surfers. In an interview he stated to reporters: “If kids can surf together, they can also live together”. Dorian Paskowitz offered to organise surfing competitions between Israelis and Palestinians to unite in the sea two peoples divided on the same land.

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Cristina Brambilla

AGE: +12

MIDDLE GRADERS

The Summer of Falling Stars An engaging and delicate novel which tells about the courage to follow the spirit of freedom which blows in everyone Summertime. Patrizia and Silvia are best friends. Patrizia loves making scientific models, while Silvia spends her time sunbathing and creating clothes for her Barbies.

Then one day the toolbox Patrizia uses for her inventions disappears and her enraged mother threatens to punish her if she doesn’t find it.

Suspicion is immediately laid on the Monster, a sinister and mysterious man with a disfigured face who lives in the building. Who is he? Why he never goes out?

Once Patrizia overcomes her initial mistrust, she discovers that he is actually a famous scientist who fled his country to prevent his important discoveries from being used for destructive means. She decides to help him against the secret police and a beautiful friendship is formed. The scientist sees in her the enthusiasm he has lost and helps her to follow a dream that in those times was nearly impossible for a woman: to become a scientist.

THE SUMMER OF FALLING STARS • 192 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: EMILIANO PONZI

A gainst the backdrop of Italy in the post Second World War period, issues that are still topical and imperative, such as the emancipation of women, are tackled with an intelligent and spontaneous touch.

C ristina Brambilla has established herself as one of the most appreciated Italian authors in children’s fiction (her successes include The Alchemist’s Key and The Dragon in the Dump, published by Mondadori).

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AGE: +11

The most popular Italian children’s author who sold 2,500,000 copies of her books

Polixena and Her Pig Disguised as a boy and with a false identity, Polixena travels around the world looking for her true parents. She joins Lucrezia, the young tumbler, and her group of acrobatic animals: a Saint Bernard, a bear, two monkeys, a goose and a little pig.

Polixena and her Pig • 360 pages paperback illustrations: Quentin Blake

A selection of titles:

Rights sold to china (tomorrow) France (L’Ecole des loisirs) Japan (Tokuma Shoten) russia (samokat) SERBIA (ODISEJA PUBLISHING)

LISTEN TO MY HEART

Diana, cupid and the grandpa

tornatras

Rights sold to china (qingdao)

Rights sold to

Germany (Bertelsmann)

RUSSIA (SAMOKAT)

RUSSIA (SAMOKAT) SERBIA (ODISEJA PUBLISHING)

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Shortlisted for the 2014 Andersen Award

The House on the Tree All children dream of having a secret house where to live on their own, far from rules and duties. But not all of them are as lucky as Aglaia, who lives on the top of an extraordinary tree together with Bianca, an older friend with an incredible imagination.

“ The author’s talent lays in very apt descriptions with a distinctive choice of words in a dynamic and humorous style.”

White Ravens “ What she loves is telling stories. And that's why kids love Bianca Pitzorno.”

Corriere della Sera

the house on the tree • 95 pages paperback illustrations: Quentin Blake Rights sold to Japan (Chobunsha) russia (atticus) Spain (Anaya) TURKEY (GUNISIGI KITAPLIGI)

A selection of titles:

THE LIVING DOLL

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a school for lavinia

THE ALCHIMIST’S DOLL

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From Italo calvino’s Italian Fairy-tales, a new collection of texts selected by the author featuring wonderful illustrations

illustrations: FABIAN NEGRIN

illustrations: GIULIA ORECCHIA

illustrations: GAIA STELLA

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illustrations: DESIDERIA GUICCIARDINI

illustrations: PIA VALENTINIS

Tales Where The mosT CUNNING WINs • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: ALICIA BALADAN

faIry-Tales aBoUT spells • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIOVANNI MANNA

Italian fables are a treasure of Italian popular fairy-tale tradition. In 1974, Italo Calvino made a selection from that treasure chest for younger readers.

In the fairy-tales where the most cunning wins, who will be the truly most cunning?

In this new collection, the characters are all “subject to spells”. Human events and common, remarkable, fun destinies where Calvino’s distinctive storytelling voice merges perfectly with the “exact and mysterious” mechanism of a fairy-tale.

illustrations: BARBARA NASCIMBENI

• faIry-Tales aBoUT maGIC oBJeCTs • Tales aBoUT faIry GIrls available from June 2015

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For the first time in illustrated edition, the fantastic novels and short stories by one of the twentieth century’s leading writers

THE PATH TO THE SPIDERS’ NESTS • 240 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIANNI DE CONNO

THE ANGRY DRAWINGS • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIULIA ORECCHIA

THE DRAGON, THE BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER STORIES • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: FABIAN NEGRIN

The little Pin reaches his secret place, hidden in the woods, where spider’s nests grow and where he can forget about his loneliness and the violence of war. But soon the partisan battles involve him in a much tougher reality than his games.

This surprising story, published for the first time in 1977, is back resplendent with the vibrant illustrations of Giulia Orecchia.

Conceived in 1977 for the models by the artist Toti Scialoja, these three theatrical tales are published together for the first time, illustrated by the elegant plates of Fabian Negrin.

age: +13

T he powerful Calvino’s debut novel enriched with drawings by the great artist Gianni De Conno.

age: +5

“ A fantastic series of characters, landscapes and events.”

Roberto Denti, La Stampa

age: +8

“ The colours are a cheerful accompaniment to the expert lightness of Calvino’s hand.”

Corriere della Sera Rights sold to TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)

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AGE: +8

Roberto Piumini

Don't Cry Little Onion A delicious collection of food themed nursery rhymes from a much adored children’s author Risottos, cakes, soups, cheese and ice-cream, followed by exquisite fruit and vegetables: it reads like a restaurant’s menu, and in a way it is, it’s just that the fine dishes come in the shape of rhymes because they’ve been cooked up by the poet Roberto Piumini, an author capable of transforming a simple onion into tasty lines of text. A fantastic collection of “gastronomic” poetry that will appeal to greedy and non-greedy children alike.

Don't Cry Little Onion • 64 pages hardcover illustrations: GAIA STELLA

classic that talks about food in a funny way, is suitable A for young readers and enriched by Gaia Stella’s splendid illustrations.

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Roberto Piumini

AGE: +10

MIDDLE GRADERS

A Classic for You Great classics retold by a great author The greatest classics of children’s literature such as Pinocchio, The Jungle Book, Little Women, The Prince and the Pauper and Treasure Island relive with the collection “A classic for you”.

A fresh and elegant design enriched with wonderful new illustrations.

A project addressed to young readers that want to approach the great classics with the simple and fascinating version by the renowned Roberto Piumini.

The prINCe aND The paUper • 120 pages boxed paperback illustrations: MARINA MARINELLI

The JUNGle BooK ill: GIOVANNI MANNA

lITTle WomaN ill: MARINA MARINELLI

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peTer paN ill: GIOVANNI MANNA

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AGE: +11

Carlotta Fiore

The Not-so-serious Diary of a Desperate Teenager Being fourteen time flies, if you know how to!

Nicoletta is fourteen years old and is terrified at the idea of starting high school.

In junior high she was the superstar of the school, whereas now she has to start everything all over again and, even worse, without her best friend Val. But everything becomes easier to deal with when she meets her new desk partner: a rare example of the gorgeous-guy species. She absolutely has to move quickly before the intolerable flirty Francesca snares him!

But Nico lacks experience in the field of love, so she turns to the strategies of the famous manual “Who wins in love? First win him over and then decide whether to keep him” and also starts a blog where she asks advice from the internet community. This can only mean disaster... or go the right way!

THE NOT-SO-SERIOUS DIARY OF A DESPERATE TEENAGER • 176 pages paperback cover: alessandra ceriani

hilarious story in the vein of Louise Rennison which will A make you laugh since the very first page!

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SERIES

AGE: +11

Fabio Geda • Marco Magnone

Berlin

From the author of In the Sea There are Crocodiles, an epic series that courageously launches children into a world to face the mysteries of life and death by themselves proviSIOnal cover

1978: The Berlin Wall looms over a Berlin in ruins, without electricity or heating, all the houses have been repeatedly ransacked for every item that could aid survival, wild animals scavenge the streets and mother-nature is reclaiming Berlin with grass and roots ripping through the tarmac and cement. Only those under eighteen have managed to survive the mysterious illness that has wiped out all adults.

ON FABIO GEDA'S PREVIOUS BOOKS: 1. B ERLIN: autumn 2015 hardcover w/jacket Book 2: Spring 2016 Book 3: Autumn 2016 Book 4: Spring 2017 Book 5: Autumn 2017 Book 6: Spring 2018 Book 7: Autumn 2018

The publishing plan is inspired by the format used for television series: six books each with 200 pages followed by a special double-length conclusive title.

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“ [A]n authentic, open and marvelous voice of youthful exuberance.”

Kirkus Reviews, starred review “ ‘Geda’s voice combines the plucky survivor’s determination of his charge with moments of pathos […It] will raise tears of sorrow and joy.”

The Independent abio Geda born in Turin in 1972, an Italian novelist who F works with children in difficulties. He writes for several Italian magazines and newspapers, and teaches creative writing in the most famous Italian school of storytelling (Scuola Holden, in Turin). In the Sea There Are Crocodiles published in 2010 has been a worldwide success, translated in over thirty countries. arco Magnone born in Asti in 1981, he has worked as a M free lance editor and then as a teacher at IED (European Institute of Design). He is the author of graphic novels and travel diaries such as Bim Bum Berlin, a docufiction on the German capital, where he has lived between 2005 and 2006.

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Alessandro Gatti • Mark Menozzi

AGE: +10

SERIES

The Three Islands.

Caledonya

A fantasy and historical reinterpretation of the British archipelago for a new breathtaking series During the Age of Storms, a terrible calamity opened a chasm between the islands of Albion (modern-day England) and Caledonya (now known as Scotland). Since then, they have been divided by a rough stretch of water. Albion is an industrious land while Caledonya is an impassable land inhabited by fantastic creatures and wild nature. It is a very rich country and has always been targeted

by Albion’s formidable navy and its attempts to conquer its lands. However Caledonya is protected by the Magic that is refined in the Academy of Magicians on the tiny island of Stormwall, to the extreme north.

Ysall is the youngest daughter of humble Caledonyan farmers and when two Magician scouts come to look for her, everyone thinks it is a mistake. But Ysall astoundingly passes the magic test and so wins a place in the Academy, where no girl had ever been admitted before. The journey to the magical island is long and full of ravenous wolves, kidnappers sent by a strange individual with a silver earring, and enchanted woods. While the war between Caledonya and Albion looms, Ysall sets sail for the Academy, where she will have to fight against prejudices, hostile fellow students, and dark intrigues. Luckily she will have Logan, a young magician who makes her heart beat in a new way…

Her adventure is only just starting. Ysall raises her eyes above the prow of the sailing ship where the mists thin out and catches sight of the huge outline of a dragon, the Island of Stormwall.

1. Caledonya • 264 pages hardcover w/jacket Cover illustration: Luigi Aimè 2. Albion Available from September 2015 3. EYRE Available from March 2016

S cotland and England are separated by a rough stretch of water and are fighting a war against each other. Magic versus trade and wealth: which is the most powerful?

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AGE: +11

Elena Kedros

Robin’s Revenge After The Legend of Robin, here is the third episode of the story never told before: robin hood is a girl!

When almost all the people in the clan suddenly fall ill, Robin gets the guilt, as she had welcomed a weird sick pilgrim the night before. She is also made to believe that Robert is dead because of the poisoning, so she runs away, desperate, and walks for days till she gets to Newcastle. Here she gets to know shy and mysterious Lucy. One night Robert finds her out, and to mutual relief they seal the unexpected meeting with a kiss. Soon they discover that Lucy is the daughter of evil Count Nickolaus, the one who ruled the poisoning to get rid of the clan. Nickolaus is ready to fight for his politics, as much as Robin and Robert are for their friends!

1. The leGeND of roBIN • 260 pages

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2. roBIN's ChoICe • 270 pages 1

3. roBIN’s reVeNGe • 270 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: SARA SPANO

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Robin is a generous outlaw who robs the rich to give to the poor.

Robin moves as fast as a burning arrow in the dark wood.

Robin is lively, loyal and an excellent archer.

Robin and the Merry Men are known all over the land.

Robin is a legend, but most of all…

ROBIN IS A GIRL!

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A perfect read for both boys and girls who like timeless adventure and the endless twist and turns of fight and love.

fraNCe (pocKeT JeuNesse) polaND (aKapiT) serBIa (VulKaN) TUrKey (doGaN eGMoNT)

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A new fast-paced and thrilling project by elena Kedros whose previous series, Olympus girls, has sold 140.000 copies in Italy and has been translated in over 12 languages!

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Mathilde Bonetti

SERIES

White Star can the girl who talks with horses cope with the emotions of a foal being born?

Stella Bianca is in foal and every day the birth is getting closer. Crys is incredibly excited but also worried, so she concentrates all her energy on her horse and does her best to help her cope with this important moment.

In the meantime she is faced by a big dilemma: how to behave around Stefan now that they’ve kissed? Despite what’s happened between them, everything seems just the same as before...

4. BlUe flame • 160 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: JEAN CLAUDIO VINCI

1. sUrprIse horse • 168 pages 2. The horse WhIsperer GIrl • 160 pages 3. The seasoN of loVe • 160 pages

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An engaging and funny SerIeS not only about horses but also about friendship, nature, growing up and sport for all animal lovers.

Tuscany is the charming Italian setting.

A series packed with all the less known riding tips and many curiosities on horsey care.

At the end of the book the “horse vocabulary” to understand horses’ language and behaviour.

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AGE: +12

Licia Troisi

Pandora A new sensational, engrossing saga where fantasy blends with dark themes Pam is 16. She’s an incredibly shy girl who likes heavy metal. She does her best to survive among her classmates who make fun of her, dealing with a life that never seems to go the right way. Sam is the class dunce. He lives in a huge apartment block in the outskirts of Rome and tries to cope with his nagging mother. Their destinies meet on the night of Halloween. An ancient ritual causes their lives to collide on a street in the suburbs. From that moment on, nothing would ever be the same again. Pam discovers that she has become an undead creature and Sam finds he has gained a terrible gift: the power to kill just with the touch of his fingers. Despite the distance between them, Sam and Pam will join their forces, while a powerful and mysterious organisation enlists them in an epic battle against the Angels of Death who have been let loose on Earth.

paNDora • 350 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: CORRADO VANELLI BooK 2 available from october 2015

What is inside Pandora’s box is a mystery.

Opening it could trigger unpredictable consequences...

An author translated in 18 COUNTRieS 2 MiLLiON copies sold in italy 3,5 MiLLiON copies sold all over the world

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The highly-anticipated new saga from the Italian queen of fantasy is destined to follow her extraordinary success.

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Dragon Girl

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A sparkling saga from the most beloved Italian fantasy author Sofia knows that nobody adopts a thirteen-year-old. Life in the orphanage is dreary and monotonous, until one day an anthropology professor adopts her and takes her away. He reveals to her that the mole on her forehead is a sign that in her dwells the spirit of the dragon Thuban. Three thousand years ago this powerful creature defeated Nidhoggr, the treacherous wyvern who sought to destroy the Tree of the World and alter the balance of Nature forever. Thuban imprisoned him in the bowls of the Earth, but the seal holding him in has grown weak with time. Feeding on men’s rage and stupidity, and making use of ferocious emissaries, Nidhoggr is on the verge of returning. It’s up to Sofia and the other chosen ones to stop him in the final battle. Sofia, the girl with the dragon spirit, must believe in her gift. omNIBUs eDITIoN • fIrsT TrIloGy • 832 pages

omNIBUs eDITIoN • seCoND TrIloGy • 720 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: PAOLO BARBIERI

1. ThUBaN’s herITaGe hardcover w/jacket • 352 pages

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Miriam Dubini

Aria

A series for sturdy and romantic girls, with their feet on pedals and their heart in the clouds There is a place where unreceived letters, lost presents, and unsaid words end up. There are eyes that can read the wind and hearts that can fly. “What rubbish!” Greta would immediately declare. Thirteen years old with a racing bike on hand to speed off on as soon as anyone starts talking about love. Like her classmate Lucia, who seems to think of nothing else, or Emma, who knows everything about. Greta does not believe in love... that is until she meets Anselmo. Seventeen years old, as beautiful as an angel, as mysterious as the packages he delivers around Rome on his bike. To discover his secret, the three girls land at a do-it-yourself bike repair centre where miraculous things happen. Here they discover that Anselmo can read the future. Written in the wind with weaves of light.

But when his eyes meet Greta’s, everything disappears. In the darkness of the greatest mystery that is love.

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1. m essage for me • 195 pages cover: cintia gonzalvez 2. THE FLIGHT OF THE SWALLOW • 208 pages cover: andrea parisi

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Luce

A saga about nature, magic and power

Luce has discovered that she belongs to the ancient lineage of the Lyliums, who lived in communion with nature, and that she has to save the geomantic grid that protects the equilibrium of the Earth. Meanwhile, though, Kendra, the handsome boy she encountered in the Grotto of Whispers, has been kidnapped by the evil Incarnators. Who has betrayed him handing him over to the enemy? In order to find out, Luce must penetrate the secret hideout where Kendra is locked up and she must do it quickly: another geomantic knot is about to vanish, and it’s the one situated on the Giant’s Path along the Northern Irish coast. An old legend tells the tale of a fierce Irish giant who built a footpath in the sea to reach his Scottish enemy. Will Luce accomplish her mission?

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Elena Kedros

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An exciting fantasy saga inspired by the ancient myth. Three ordinary girls discover to be reincarnations of Greek goddesses: how they will manage to handle with this?

1.2.3. olympUs GIrls • omNIBUs eDITIoN • 768 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: PAOLO BARBIERI

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Sid, Luce and Hoon are first-year high school students. Sid is a fencing ace, Luce knows the secrets to winning a boy’s heart, and Hoon is simply a genius. The sudden appearance of a ruthless enemy, bizarre powers rekindled, rivers of tears turning to crystals and a messenger from a distant world cannot be merely coincidental. Sid, Luce and Hoon learn that in ancient times they were the goddesses Artemis, Aphrodite and Athena, who fled from Mount Olympus to escape the wrath of Ares, the god of war. Ares is still after them in order to gain possession of the twelve stones whose divine powers will allow him to unite Olympus and Earth under his savage command.

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Silvia Sommariva I Don’t Want Any Vegetables! ill: CARLA MANEA

emanuele nava CHILDREN HAVE WINGS ill: D esideria Guicciardini

silvia vecchini WHO’S INTO MY HAIR? ill: SUALZO

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Stepping Stones The popular Stepping Stones series now presents wonderful stories for a PRE-SCHOOL target written by a selection of the most important Italian authors and illustrators for children

AGOSTINO TRAINI FIVE RASCALS AND A MAGIC POT ill: AGOSTINO TRAINI

a. morucci A. macchetto BRAVO BIMBÙ ill: Andrea Morucci

agostino traini RAMBLING THROUGH FABLES ill: AGOSTINO TRAINI

Simone Frasca

Silvia Sommariva

The Forest School 4 A Very Special Fairground • 48 pages paperback illustrations: SIMONE FRASCA

My chocolate friend • 48 pages paperback illustrations: Francesca Assirelli

What a strange school: it’s got a rabbit’s ears, spots like a giraffe and a bird’s beak! A highly enjoyable book about the first experiences away from family and getting along with classmates.

At Forest School there’s a real buzz: today everyone is off to a fairground!

The bus fails to set off because it’s broken down. The little cubs burst out crying desperately, but the teacher has an idea: why not make the fairground at school? Guaranteed fun for all!

Michael is a good friend, as good as chocolate!

Filippo is happy because he’s got a new neighbour called Michael who comes from Africa. Filippo is convinced that he’s made of chocolate, because the caretaker calls him “my lovely little chocolate” and the local baker always tells him that his cheeks are highly edible.

Filippo is crazy about chocolate, but how can he take a nibble of his friend without causing him any pain?

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The Green Stepping Stones guide young readers in the pleasure of reading, through simple text, bright illustrations and an appendix full of fun games

Gabriele Clima

Miriam Dubini

My Teacher’s a Vampire • 48 pages paperback illustrations: CARLA MANEA

I Don’t Like Reading • 48 pages paperback illustrations: FRANCESCA CARABELLLI

An amusing story that demonstrates how authority can be used positively and the importance of not making superficial judgements about others.

A first step to enjoing the adventure of reading.

Mrs Amaranta, the teacher, appears to have walked straight off the set of a horror film. She looks as though she wants to eat you with those canines sticking out of the corners of her mouth. “Blimey, our teacher’s a vampire!”. To expose her true identity Greta needs proof: for example, how will she respond to garlic or when faced with a glass of tomato juice?

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Books – what a bore! After sitting still for a while, your legs become numb and your eyes burn. But Anna the teacher says that when you find the perfect book you never get bored and that people are lost without books. What an exaggeration! You can do lots of things without books! But maybe you will miss a lot of wonderful adventures. rights sold to TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)

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SILVIA VECCHINI ISABELLA & CO THE MISTERY OF THE MUTANT FISH ill: SUALZO

Stepping Stones The Red Stepping Stones appeal to those who are already reading with confidence. With coloured illustrations and an appendix (‘Why, Why, Why’) at the back of every volume in which curious readers can find answers to all of their questions

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Silvia Vecchini

Ask the Onions • 96 pages paperback illustrations: GIULIA BRACESCO

Boys Against Girls • 128 pages paperback illustrations: SUALZO

A book to discover the properties of fruit and vegetables, learn about traditional granny remedies and have a giggle at the same time.

A smart story to introduct the topics of prejudice and gender difference.

It’s been snowing for three days and there is no sign of it stopping. Actually didn’t wise Mr Peppino warn you, or perhaps it was the onions? According to an old belief, onions can predict the weather. Lamberto believes that he also needs a vegetable capable of giving him wise advice in order to sort out the mess that he’s caused with his best friends. Who knows if a friendship fruit exists? Maybe Mr Peppino can lend him a hand!

Zoe’s mother drives a truck, her grandfather threads pearls, and she is a fan of Star Wars! Since Zoe started at his school, Giovanni’s world has been turned upside down. He no longer understands which things are for girls and which are for boys. And yet, the rules are straightforward: a boy should never do girls’ things, talk to girls or share things with them, and the same goes for girls! rights sold to TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)

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9+

Blue Stepping Stones have been created for advanced readers, with colour illustrations and additional facts and information at the end of each book listed in the appendix ‘Something extra’

Roberto Morgese

Mario Sala Gallini

I’m going to tell the President • 120 pages paperback illustrations: ROBERTA TEDESCHI

The Guardians of the Light • 88 pages paperback illustrations: Laura zannoni

The friendship between a half-Italian half-Moroccan little boy and the President of the Republic, a perfect introduction to the topics of immigration, citizen rights and respecting the law.

Innocenzo is 11. When freedom calls, he can’t resist the temptation to hide in the local park and enjoy the sun in peace. One day he spots an elderly smartly dressed man throwing breadcrumbs to the birds. It’s him, the country’s President of the Republic! It’s such a shame that when Innocenzo tells his schoolmates about his encounter everyone thinks that, as per normal, he’s telling imaginative fibs.

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A funny way to speak about respect of nature, saving energy and environment caring.

FIRST READERS

ANNALISA STRADA MY SISTER THE SNAKE ill: ELISA ROCCHI

Daniela Morelli The Boy from Ithaca ill: paolo d'altan

carolina capria almost brothers ill: alfredo belli

miriam dubini THE RECYCLING UNCLE ill: elena prette

The ozone later, the greenhouse effect, global warming... Andrea and his classmates struggle to understand this concepts. And then when the teacher confirms that even cow’s farts contribute to pollution, there is a roar of laughter.

Jokes aside, the boys and girls soon discover what in its own small way contributes to pollution.

So “The Guardians of the Light” are ready to do their bit to make the world a better place.

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ANNA SARFATTI maNy, maNy WomeN ill: SERENA RIGLIETTI equal opportunity told to children.

Stepping Stones The Gold Stepping Stones put into rhyme some fundamental ethic questions and important principles of living in society, such as freedom, duty and rights, peace and war, justice, multiculturalism, history, children rights and feelings

ANNA SARFATTI rIGhTs aND DUTIes ill: SERENA RIGLIETTI A funny reflection about the principles of living together.

Anna e Paolo Sarfatti

ROBERTA LIPPARINI a plaCe NexT To mINe ill: ARIANNA OPERAMOLLA Free thoughts about a school without prejudices.

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The WorlD oN yoUr plaTe • 48 pages paperback illustrations: SERENA RIGLIETTI

The right to healthy and safe food explained to children.

What do you need to make a pizza? Flour, yeast, tomatoes, mozzarella, oil, water.

But that’s not where the story ends: to make flour you need wheat, a mill, a miller. For the wheat you need seeds, soil, rain, sun and farmers. All children, or nearly all, have had a go at making pizza dough, but how many have had the chance to think about all the necessary “hidden” ingredients?

A highly informative book endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General department for co-operation and development.

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AGE: +11

Elena Gatti

I Want to Be a Scientist What kind of scientist are you?

Archeologist or vulcanist? Aerospace engineer or botanist? Ethologist or climatologist? More than 20 scientific subjects which could be your future job! A book which reveal all the tricks, the curiosities, the standard working day of the most incredible scientific professions.

I you want to be a scientist • 96 pages hardcover

LENA GATTI graduated in Natural Science, has volunteered E for naturalistic projects, and has worked in the field of environmental education for children.

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AGE: +9

NON FICTION

The History of Food A book tracking the history of food through the ages, from prehistoric dishes to those of the future What did prehistoric men eat? What tickled the taste buds of the Greeks and the Romans? Did you know that the discovery of America also led to the discovery of new ingredients that form part of our modern daily diet, such as potatoes and tomatoes?

There is also an insight into what people eat nowadays around the world, the most disgusting food ever, ‘made up’ dishes and what could appear on restaurant menus in the future.

Unknown ingredients, weird dishes, cooking curiosities through times and all around the world!

THE HISTORY OF FOOD • 200 pages trade paperback with flaps illustrations: federico mariani

F rancesco Orsenigo is a journalist, he writes about technology, tourism, sport, economy but also about nutrition, habits and customs of people. His friends call him a “knowall” but in the end they always listen to his stories.

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Party Recipes

full color books

A brand new project created in collaboration with one of the most popular and prestigious Italian cooking magazine, Sale & Pepe Kids Any excuse is good to celebrate and mess around in the kitchen!

Birthdays, Christmas, 31st December, Halloween, 15th August: for every festivity, religious and not, here are some great ideas for preparing snacks and themed banquets to satisfy all food lovers.

Fresh, healthy and easy recipes particularly deviced for kids along with useful tips to make cooking an entertaining and yummy family event. I’m so hungry... What are we celebrating?

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2 taglietti, a seconda del ripieno, per identificarli una volta cotti.

Con la grattugia a fori grossi, grattugiate le verdure, pulite e lavate. Tagliate il formaggio a lamelle con un pelapatate.

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Decoratela con fettine di zucchina e cubetti di peperone e servitela a fette calda o tiepida.

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Disponete la farina a fontana sul piano di lavoro. Unitevi il bicarbonato e 1 pizzico di sale, poi versate al centro 0,75 dl di olio e 1,25 dl di acqua tiepida. Impastate a lungo fino a ottenere un composto liscio.

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• 3 carote • 1 peperone • 3 zucchine medie • 1 pizzico di bicarbonato

ta n t i a u g u r i a t e ! - i l c o m p l e a n n o d e l l e b a m b i n e

Lessate le patate in acqua bollente salata.

Rassodate le uova. Tagliate lo speck a listarelle e rosolatele in una padella antiaderente, senza condimento, per renderle croccanti.

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parTy reCIpes • 96 pages hardcover

Ricette sane e divertenti per festeggiare insieme!

reCIpes WITh frIeNDs • 96 pages

each recipe is photographed to show the final result and the preparation stages are clearly explained and illustrated, listing all the necessary ingredients and quantities, preparation and cooking times. Without forgetting to mention that an adult must be present in the kitchen when children have to cut or bake food.

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Simple words for important issues

Giovanni Bignami • Cristina Bellon

The Future Explained to Young People How will we produce energy in the future (without destroying the Earth)? Will there be a mission to Mars? How can you catch a comet? What is the centre of the earth made of? Do extra-terrestrials exist? Can DNA be synthesised? Does time travel exist? What is the dark energy that fills the universe? Robot games and holograms: will they be the videogames of the future? What will cities be like? Questions and answers to understand the present and learn about the future.

G iovanni Bignami astrophysicist and “Lincei” Academic has written several books and articles on science.

THE FUTURE EXPLAINED TO YOUNG PEOPLE • 168 pages trade paperback with flaps illustrations: federico mariani

C ristina Bellon is an expert writer and sci-fi fan.

1. WORK EXPLAINED to Young People 2. Mafia Explained to Young People 3. G reen Issues Explained to Young People

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Magic Football A funny and original way to know everything about football!

Football is one of the most popular sports in the world and one of the most enjoyable team games. Created for young people approaching the game for the first time, a comic-strip handbook which illustrates what children should expert to find during a football training year.

MAGIC FOOTBALL • 200 pages trade paperback with flaps illustrations: mauro marchesi

An enticing book to learn your sport and fair play with comics.

1. MA GIC TEAM • 168 pages paperback 2. FA IR PLAY CUP • 156 pages 1

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