The School Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
In the cheerful little town of Picco Pernacchia, there survives a single, old elementary school. Its principal is so grim that he scares everyone, children and teachers alike. Yet this year, he seems to be in an unusually good mood: he’s finally about to retire. What he doesn’t know, however, is that his last year as principal will be very, very complicated. And it’s all because of Class 2B, the craziest class ever!
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Each book tells the adventure of one of the classmates, narrated in the first person and tied to the other titles through a narrative framework.
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A fresh and fun style, characterized by a humorous touch, perfect for captivating even the most reluctant readers!
FURIO FURETTI AND THE MACHINE OF PATIENCE
Lorenzo Rulfo
A tap drips in the night. Furio Furetti wants to get up and tighten it properly, but it’s so cozy under the covers… The next morning, though, HORROR! The town is flooded… and it’s all his fault!
BIANCA BATTAGLIA AND THE TOP OF THE CLASS
Lucia Vaccarino
Bianca Battaglia wants to be the top student. Too bad her classmate Lorenzo Lodato is the best at everything. Fortunately, Bianca has an idea: she’ll beat him in the cross-country race, no matter the cost!
AKIKO ASSÒ AND THE NIGHTMARE STATION
Alessandro Gatti
Akiko has a crazy explanation for everything. For example, where do nightmares come from? Simple: from the old abandoned power station! Her cousin Fofò isn’t convinced, but she’s determined to prove her theory…
RONNIE RONDELLA AND THE SCIENCE FAIR
Daniele Nicastro
Ever since he decided to build a robot, Ronnie Rondella has been happier than ever. Too bad his little brother keeps ruining everything! So here’s the idea: he’ll build a time machine and prevent his brother from being born. Brilliant! Or not?
MINO MINIMO AND THE MOST USELESS SUPERPOWER IN THE WORLD
Pierdomenico Baccalario
The teacher doesn’t see him when he raises his hand, his classmates don’t see him when it’s time to make soccer teams, his sister doesn’t see him when he needs to go to the bathroom… Invisibility is the most useless superpower ever! But one day…
VERA VOGLIO AGAINST THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND
Sarah Rossi
Vera Voglio wants everything. A castle, the Red Sea, a chinchilla. Now she wants a dog. Mom won’t hear of it, but Vera doesn’t give up at the first “no.” And never mind if she has to call on the Queen of England for help…
GIANNI GINOCCHIO AND THE UNCONFESSABLE SECRET
Davide Calì
For some time, Gianni Ginocchio, the class bully, has been acting strangely. He plays pranks on everyone except Nino Niagara. Why? The kids want to solve this incredible mystery…
PATTY PADELLA AND THE COOKING CONTEST
Linda Altomonte
The Rodari school will host a famous cooking show: Monster Chef. Class 2B is immediately buzzing with excitement, and Patty Padella is elected head of the project. The results, of course, will be disastrous. And the three stern judges have no idea what awaits them…
SERAFINA SFINGI AND THE PHARAOH’S SECRET
Tommaso Percivale
At only eight years old, Serafina Sfingi is already a great explorer. A student of the past at the Rodari School, she travels across unexplored continents, climbs high peaks, and solves the great mysteries of archaeology. Her most spectacular adventure? The hunt for the pharaoh with a plunger on her head!
CECILIA CANDEGGINA AND THE INVASION OF THE SUPER EYES
Guido Sgardoli
There’s panic at the Rodari School: Lorenzo Lodato has lice! Cecilia Candeggina, the cleanest girl in Picco Pernacchia, will have to figure out how Lorenzo got infested, find the culprit, and save the world from the invasion of those horrible monsters!
TAMARA TOMBÉ AND THE THEATER STAR
Gloria Danili
A golden letter has arrived in Class 2B: the students will participate in a theater competition about the Cinderella fairy tale. Who will play the lead? Of course, Tamara Tombé, with her tutu over jeans! But Tamara will have to give it her all… or it will be trouble!
A SURPRISE FIELD TRIP
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Field trip time! Class 2B can’t wait, except Principal Mariotti has decided to send them to the most boring place on Earth: the Mortonio Hills. The kids are desperate, but they don’t know that an unexpected twist will take them on a dream field trip!
OTTO OSSODURO AND THE COURTYARD MYSTERY
Jasmine Mottola
The plane tree Egidio has been vandalized! Principal Mariotti is sure that the new student, Otto Ossoduro, with his blue tuft, is the culprit. But Class 2B doesn’t believe it and begins an adventurous investigation to solve the mystery!
ELIO ELETTRONE AND THE ALIEN INVASION
Daniele Nicastro
Elio Elettrone always has his head in the clouds, or rather in the moons and planets! However, he’s the only one to notice something strange falling from space. Is it a meteorite? A satellite? Or… an alien spaceship? Oh no! The extraterrestrials are about to invade Earth, starting with Picco Pernacchia!
CARLO CUCITO AND THE COMIC BOOK FAIR
Davide Calì
The students will attend the comic book fair, where they can dress up as their favorite characters! But who will make the costumes? Easy: the new student, Carlo Cucito, is the son of a fashion designer! Sew, cut, iron… the costumes are ready. But will they be exactly as Class 2B imagined?
DOMITILLA DRAMMA AND THE MISSING PRINCIPAL
Elisa Puricelli Guerra
Poor Domitilla! She, who loves dramas and tragedies, has been forced to move to the boring Picco Pernacchia. But never judge by appearances! Principal Mariotti seems to have vanished into thin air, and Domitilla is certain: he’s been kidnapped!
ZOE ZANNELUNGHE AND THE SAVAGE UPRISING
Sarah Rossi
Zoe grew up among bears and wolves. And when she bursts into the Rodari School, strange intruders begin to appear in the classrooms. They’re big, hairy, and most of all… wild! In no time, things go downhill. School isn’t made for savages! Or maybe it is?
NINO NIAGARA AND THE TRAGIC END OF THE SCHOOL
Davide Morosinotto
Nino Niagara always cries. But when Principal Mariotti loses his patience and scolds him, he bursts into a flood of tears. Day and night. Everyone is desperate because with Nino in full-downpour mode, it’s impossible to live. How can they stop him? Class 2B comes up with a tear-proof plan!
ISOTTA ILLUSIONE AND THE AMAZING MAGIC
Eleonora Babbo & Vincenzo Galli
Since she was little, Isotta has always believed she was a great magician. And even though she’s quite grown up and no powers have appeared, Isotta Illusione doesn’t give up and practices tricks, pranks, and spells that, in reality, miserably fail and cause a chain of disasters. This is why Isotta ends up in Picco Pernacchia, in Class 2B: she was forced to change schools after another magical failure that flooded the entire school. None of her new classmates believes in her magical powers. What can she do to convince them? Isotta Illusione will take on a new challenge to impress them: make Rodari School disappear!
LORENZO LODATO AND THE COUNTDOWN
Andrea Pau
The whole neighborhood adored him for his exemplary and generous behavior. For instance, just along the two hundred meters that separated him from school, he helped two old ladies cross the street, saved a little bird that had fallen from its nest, and settled a dispute between drivers, who were so moved by the act that they hugged each other like old friends. After all, Lorenzo was the smartest, most honest, and diligent kid in Picco Pernacchia. The best scout in the city, the most diligent student at Rodari. That’s why he was Lodato, by name and by nature. One morning, however, he finds a letter in his backpack that says, “I know what you did!” Lorenzo is terrified. Could it be because of that time he forgot to clean his dental appliance? Or when he pretended not to hear the alarm? Class 2B wastes no time, and the mystery hunt begins…
QUIETA QUADRIFOGLIO AGAINST BLACK BAD LUCK
Sonia Elisabetta Corvaglia
Explosions, black cats, broken mirrors… what’s happening at Rodari School? For some time now, accidents of all kinds have been affecting students and teachers, even Principal Mariotti! This time, Class 2B faces a deadly attack of Black Bad Luck! This seems like something for the new arrival, the teacher’s niece: Quieta Quadrifoglio. An expert in talismans, tarot cards, and evil spell removers, and it couldn’t be any other way, considering her perpetual bad luck! The girl wants to use her infallible Sixth Sense to strike the decisive blow against her longtime enemy: misfortune. Class 2B is ready to help her. But while everyone is busy planning how to defeat Black Bad Luck, no one notices that the most dangerous day of the year is approaching: FRIDAY THE 17TH!
THE GREAT CHRISTMAS PLAY
Lorenzo Rulfo
Christmas is coming to Picco Pernacchia! As always, it’s snowing a lot, really a lot. The students of Class 2B can’t wait for enough snow to fall to cover the plane tree Egidio all the way to the top, at which point Rodari School will close early. But no! By a twist of fate, this time the top of the tree is clearly visible, and classes will continue without interruption until Christmas Eve. No excuses: the students must prepare a Christmas play. The preparations begin. Everyone is assigned a task: sewing costumes, making the set, preparing some rudimentary music with dusty instruments found in the music room, and so on. Some students are excited about the play and work enthusiastically, but not everyone. Some students, under Mino Minimo’s leadership, start the MDS (Movement of Sabotage) against the Christmas play. The plan is already set: everything will start when Nino Niagara shouts “Brrr, it’s cold!” on stage.
URSULA URAGANO AND THE PERFECT STORM
Igor De Amicis & Paola Luciani
There’s a new student in Class 2B: Ursula Uragano, a girl with long, unruly dark hair that gets curlier as the weather changes. She wears a black tutu and a T-shirt with a lightning bolt printed on it, and seems to have the power to control weather phenomena! Rumor has it among her classmates that she’s a witch… but she, with the help of Ronnie Rondella, decides to prove everyone wrong by building a wonderful (and somewhat scientific) weather station. She still doesn’t know that a real storm is about to hit Picco Pernacchia, threatening to destroy Rodari School forever! Ursula is the only one who can save everyone… but will she succeed?
THE RACE OF RACES
Elena Peduzzi
There’s a big buzz among the students at Rodari. Principal Mariotti has announced that the school will participate in an insane event, a competition somewhere between the Olympics and school marathons. Unsurprisingly, Class 2B has been selected! The kids are preparing to face three exhausting – and sometimes absurd – challenges to win the supermega prize… but soon realize that the tournament is rigged. In no time, the investigations begin. Who is behind the fake lottery? Who wants Class 2B to lose at all costs? How will Class 2B manage to get through the trials and win the races?
JENNY JINESTRA AND THE UNWANTED GARDEN
Tea Orsi
A new student has arrived in Class 2B: her name is Jenny Jinestra, she’s just moved to Picco Pernacchia, and she’s a huge fan of plants and flowers. She especially loves the stinkiest, scariest, and carnivorous ones! Together with her inseparable snail Lentina, Jenny will lead her new classmates in an almost impossible mission: to save the lush garden of a villa from the clutches of Von Ginepren, the baron willing to do anything to destroy it and build a giant concrete maze in its place. With the help of Mr. Tauro and teacher Torchio, the children will try to save the endangered plants, but… how will they convince Principal Mariotti to take them to the school garden?
HOLLY HURRÀ AND THE PERSONALIZED TOWN
Angelo Mozzillo
A new student has arrived in Class 2B at Rodari School. His name is Holly Hurrà and he’s a big football fan, but he has a big problem: his father. Philippe Hurrà always wants to be with Holly, making him do embarrassing things! The solution to the problem comes from his new friends in Picco Pernacchia: together they’ll create a personalized town just for Holly! In this town, he will make the rules and decide who can come in and who can’t. In short, the best way to keep his dad away! But is this really what Holly wants?
