Snot & Splash. The Mystery of the Missing Holes

Adventure

What if one day all the holes disappeared from the world? Would doughnuts still be doughnuts? How would doors open without a keyhole? A wild and irreverent adventure, a hymn to the chaos that makes us human.

The residents of Hushitup have a big problem: a mysterious thief is stealing all the city’s holes. Keyholes, doughnuts, birdboxes… nothing is safe anymore. And what’s more, there’s some very strange weather making rubbish fall from the sky, so Hushitup isn’t exactly an ideal place for a holiday. Unfortunately, no one’s thought to warn Snot and Splash, and what should have been a simple stay at Grandma’s house soon turns into a race against time, not only to solve the mystery of the missing holes, but also to save Hushitup, nearby Elsewhere and the whole world! Because I’ll let you in on a secret: even a massive hole was once a tiny pinprick… An unpredictable and unconventional book, in which even the baddest can be good and the words “the end” are never really the end of the story. Order and chaos – which will win?

Publisher: Salani
Target: 8-10
Year: 2024
Author
Manlio Castagna

Screenwriter, director, author, and film critic, he spent over 20 years as part of the artistic direction of the Giffoni Film Festival.
He made his debut in children's fiction in 2018 with the bestselling Petrademone trilogy (Mondadori), translated into several languages. Since then, he has explored a wide range of genres: from the historical fantasy of La notte delle malombre and Di fuoco e seta (both longlisted for the Strega Ragazzi Award and finalists in various literary prizes), to the horror of Goodwill and Nessuno verrà a prenderti, to nonfiction with the cinema guide 116 Movies to See Before You’re 16, and the genre-bending novel Dedalo & Dharma, all the way to social noir with Barriera (all published by the Mondadori Group).
The Reincarnation of the Klun Sisters and Try Not to Sleep are his adult fiction titles.
In 2022, he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in cinema with Il viaggio degli eroi, produced by Rai Cinema and awarded with record-breaking viewership on Rai1.

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