Highlights of
the month:by Pina Varriale, Winner of the 2009 Cento Prize Original Title: Tutti Tranne Uno
Some things we believe will never happen to us. Yet, when one night her father does not come home, 13 year-old Giulia finds out at her expense that they sometimes do. When she calls her father’s office, she finds out he hasn’t been seen there for months, ever since he got fired! Could it be possible that her father didn’t tell anything, claiming to be going off to work every morning? And why did he run off? Giulia wants to find out. But this isn’t her only problem, as now she has to face a hard reality: being poor! |  |
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Breaking News
Mondadori Editore has just published "IL TEMPO DEI BAMBINI", the
Italian Edition of "THE CHILDREN'S HOURS" , originally published by Arcadia Books. The book features 26 short
stories by writers from all over the world, who tell the simple magic of
childhood. Participants include such acclaimed and award-winning
authors as Nadine Gordimer, Dacia Maraini, Junot Diaz, Margaret Atwood ed Eraldo
Affinati. All writer's royalties
will be donated to Save the Children for its
work to end violence against young people.
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