Io dentro gli spari

YA thriller translated from Italian and based upon true events involving the Mafia in Sicily and efforts to bring killers to justice. Originally published in Italian in 2010 as, “Io Dentro Gli Spari,” “Run For Your Life,” was written by Silvana Gandolfi and translated by Lynne Sharon Schwartz and wa Leggi tutto

This sure got my attention. On Sicily the Mafia is still ruining families` lives, ready to murder even young children. It sounds like a horrible children's book, but Silvana Gandolfi has a deft touch and this reads easily, with some lighter bits and very likable protagonists. That is to say, it's bot Leggi tutto

Run For Your Life tells the two stories of Santino and Lucio side by side. Santino is a six year old boy living in Palermo, Italy who is amazing at running. His father, Alfonso, always boasts of Santino's speed. As Santino and Alfonso spend more and more time together, Santino realizes his father ha Leggi tutto

Empecé pensando que no era un libro del que se pudiera esperar mucho pero he cambiado de idea completamente. Nos cuenta la historia de Santino, un niño que vive en una familia metida en problemas con la mafia, y de Lucio, un niño algo más mayor que vive con su madre y su hermana y está obligado a ser Leggi tutto

This book was originally published in Italy in 2010 and involves a real life mafia event in Sicily. Santino starts as a six-year-old boy in Palermo, who quickly learns that his father has a bit of a dark side. During a trip with his father and grandfather, Santino witnesses their murder and finds the Leggi tutto

Letto per curiosità (lo leggevano in classe a scuola della mia bimba) e divorato per necessità....un viaggio in una terra che conosco e che a volte soffro perché mi manca. un piccolo neo la descrizione del mondo ospedaliero ... alcune imprecisioni. Ma non era importante. Adoro la figura del Cacciato Leggi tutto

This was the kind of books that make your expectations upside down, omg. I didn’t had any kind of expectations or wish for read this book, it was for a school task. The whole book is east to read and I could tell since the first chapter, that’s something I have to accept...but what really made me sa Leggi tutto

nicely written although I would put this in the YA category instead of Juvenile. I wanted this for my daughter but after reading the synopsis, I figured I would read it first. I'll give it a couple more years for her.

This was a very good book but it was hard to get interested in. Partly because their was not any action parts in the beginning but overall this was a very good book and i liked how it takes place in Italy and gives you a lot of information

So intense for middle grades! This Italian author is not fooling around. Amazing adventure and so thrilling.