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135 pp.
| Viking |
April, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-451-47183-3$13.99
(3)
4-6Witches of Benevento series.
Illustrated by
Sophie Blackall.
Nine-year-old Sergio jumps at the chance to resolve an ancient vendetta between two feuding household ghosts in hopes of placating his mother. Another adventure ensues as series characters Primo, Maria Beppina, and the twins join Sergio, bickering every step of the way. Humor and folk-magic power this series of amusing small novels set in nineteenth-century Benevento, an Italian village famous for its witches. Includes historical notes. Glos.