Matteo De Benedittis

The settle of the wild books

November 2019
Series NARRATIVA SAN PAOLO RAGAZZI
Size 14,5 x 21 cm

Also available in eBook format

Number of pages 128
CDU R6N 137
ISBN/EAN 9788892220522

Matteo de Benedittis (text)
Letizia Iannaccone (illustrations)

Novel

England, summer 1941. Tom and Mina move with their mother into the Lighthouse Mansion, inherited by their great-aunt Lexandra. The children, in particular, get a mysterious settle containing five books. The evil Mr. Greymore, posing as a friend of their great-aunt, manages to buy three of the volumes. Tom and Mina discover they have two magic, wild books in their hands, inspired by two classics of children literature (The Call of the Wild, One Thousand and One Nights). Meanwhile, even Greymore realizes owning three wild books, inspired by Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Dracula and The Hobbit. However, greed induces Greymore to take possession of the other two books too. After betrayals and kidnappings, escapes and fights, the children will be able to save themselves from Greymore’s assault and to free all the wild books.

Matteo De Benedittis lives in Correggio, teaches in high schools, and plays bass. In 2009 he published Cantami, oh Dj, which talks about music and poetry. With Edizioni San Paolo he published Traps for Dinosaurs (2017).

Letizia Iannaccone is an illustrator and author who lives and works in Genoa. She has been collaborating with Italian and foreign publishers, especially for children’s books, like Edizioni EL, Mondadori, La nuova frontiera Junior, Giunti, Seuil Jeunesse (France), New Star Press (China), Anorak Mag (UK). Her works, all handmade in traditional technique, stand out for their strong poetics and attention to details. For Edizioni San Paolo she illustrated Il bambino, la volpe e il buio (2020), Il mistero del salmone rosso (2021).


Selling points
• A fun and adventurous story.
• Illustrated by line drawings.
• Reading age: 8+.