Im Not Scared

Ammaniti, Niccolò

£9.99

In a tiny community of five houses in the middle of rural Italy, the adults are sheltering indoors while six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. Exploring a dilapidated farmhouse, Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dare not tell anyone.

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Publish Date: 16/06/2016

Description

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One relentlessly hot summer, six children explore the scorched wheat fields that enclose their tiny Italian village. When the gang find a dilapidated farmhouse, nine-year-old Michele Amitrano makes a discovery so momentous that he dare not tell a soul. It is a secret that will force Michele to question everything and everyone around him, and will bring his innocent world toppling down.

An unputdownable thriller, I’m Not Scared has become a contemporary classic in Italian literature, read and celebrated the world over.

Additional information

Weight 191 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 15 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

245

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

853.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K