Endless Stories

A Great Story Never Ends

• The sequels to the most beloved and evocative classics.

• Modern language.

• Adventure, mystery, friendship, but also themes like bullying and learning disorders, explored within engaging stories with lively characters.

Return to Treasure Island
Pierdomenico Baccalario & Alessandro Gatti

More than thirty years have passed since the adventure narrated by Stevenson in his great novel Treasure Island, where Jim Hawkins, then thirteen years old, embarked with Long John Silver in search of Captain Flint’s treasure.

Now Jim has a wife and two grown children, and runs the Admiral Benbow inn just as his parents did. But customers are dwindling, expenses are rising, and the storms battering the coast don’t spare his modest inn. Until, one stormy evening, a troublesome boy shows up, who, upon closer inspection, turns out to be… a girl.

Her name is Thunder, and her father is none other than the old Long John. She has come to warn Jim of an ancient curse.

That same night, Jim finds himself aboard a pirate ship, pushed by a fate that once again takes him far from home…

The Last Journey to the Center of the Earth
Davide Morosinotto

A small group of tourists lands on the island of Stromboli to hike the volcano, one of the most active in the world. They are accompanied by Dr. Marino, a volcanologist, and her eleven-year-old grandson Alex, who is running away from boredom. The group struggles up the slopes of the mountain, where the wind whirls the black sand, but suddenly, Alex and the others feel the ground tremble beneath their feet… and begin to fall. After a long and terrifying descent, they find themselves at the bottom of a rock shaft. Alive, but prisoners in the bowels of the Earth.

Following in the footsteps of the protagonists from Jules Verne’s novel, and discovering wonderful places and inhabitants, Alex and his companions will search with all their energy for a way to return to the surface.

The Awakening of Dracula
Christian Hill

Dracula is not a fictional character born from the imagination of Bram Stoker, but a real vampire count who lived many years ago in Transylvania. His power over men was believed to be neutralized, until, in a quiet seaside town in Italy, thirteen-year-old Marina discovers that the body of her great-grandmother, who passed away at an old age, looks like a young and beautiful girl, with a strange mark on her forehead.

A few days later, the body disappears, and a ghostly young woman appears in town, beautiful but marked with a sign on her forehead that looks just like the one seen on the corpse.

Rocco, a dear friend of Marina, falls in love with her, and shortly after, he falls ill. Rocco and Marina find themselves involved in a search that will lead them to uncover the story of Count Dracula, whose crimes still cast a shadow on the present…

The Even More Secret Garden
Lucia Vaccarino

Two years have passed since Mary, the protagonist of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, discovered the Secret Garden. Now, however, the young girl must continue her studies at boarding school. Leaving home is difficult for her, and it doesn’t help when she discovers that the large park surrounding the school is off-limits to students: no walking on the grass, let alone running or getting your hands dirty with soil.

At the school, however, in addition to the many restrictions, Mary finds a new friend: the shy Agatha, so insecure and clumsy that she can’t make friends with anyone or pass her exams. With her determination and big heart, Mary is determined to help her. It will take a lot of courage, but eventually, the discovery of a new secret garden will open the way for the two girls to gain self-esteem and freedom.