Animal Farm
Mariapaola Pesce
R – Rebels, Resistance, Rock’n’Roll
Adventure
Historical
Courage, war, friendship.When you’re ready to sacrifice everything,even your own life, for love and freedom.
Fifteen-year-old Astolfo, the descendent of an aristocratic Piedmontese family, finds himself in a world overturned by the apparent end of the war on the 8th of September 1943 and the beginning of the Nazi occupation. Sides have to be chosen quickly, and Astolfo and his family choose the side of the rebels.
But the support his family offers the nearby band of partisans at a distance is transformed over the months into an increasingly active participation which brings the war inside their home, driving Astolfo to take up arms in order to defend their freedom.
In a rapid succession of fast-paced action and page-turning cliffhangers, we follow the adventures of Astolfo and his companions through to the Liberation on 25th April.
- This novel could act as a gateway for boys and girls to understand the great events of the fight for liberation, by bridging the historical gap and bringing readers closer to youngsters of their own age who carried out extraordinary deeds in extraordinary situations.
- The book is freely drawn from the historical essay The Perfect Resistance by Giovanni De Luna, and can be used as additional research material for school history curricula.
Publisher:
Feltrinelli
Target:
12+
Year:
2021
Author
Christian Hill
Christian Hill is an author and screenwriter. He has written many children’s stories including Il Ladro dei Ceili (The Sky Thief), Rizzoli, winner of the Cento Children’s Literature Prize in 2019, and Olga, una Storia di Pace in Tempo di Guerra (Olga, A Story of Peace in Wartime), Rizzoli, which entered the Italian IBBY Honour List in 2023. His works have been translated into several languages, some of which he can recognise and some of which he can’t. He loves music, role-playing games and his armchair.
Author
Marco Ponti
Marco Ponti is a writer, director and screenwriter. His films include the cult movie Santa Maradona (winner of two David di Donatello awards), the great successes with audiences Io che amo solo te and La cena di Natali based on the novels by Luca Bianchini, and La Bella Stagione (winner of a Nastro d’Argento), created with Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Mancini and the Sampdoria players who achieved the epic feat of winning the football championship in 1991 and remained lifelong friends. He has also published the novels Alice resta a casa (Alice Stays at Home) with Manlio Castagna, winner of the Watty 2020 for the best Young Adult story on Wattpad, R – Ribelli, revoluzione e rock ‘n’ roll (R – Rebels, Revolution and Rock ‘n’ Roll) with Christian Hill, and the ghost book series that began with Ombre che camminano and continues with La città delle streghe.
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