by Silvana Gandolfi · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788862562997
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«Io dentro gli spari» is the young adult novel by Silvana Gandolfi, published by Salani in paperback (222 pages, in Italian).
The story follows Santino, who in a village near Palermo accompanies his father as he meets certain friends; and Lucio, aged eleven, who supports his family in Livorno and hides why his father doesn't call. Their lives cross in a story inspired by a mafia ambush in Sicily and a boy who survives.
It won the 2011 Andersen Prize for best book for readers over 12 and was nominated for the Mildred L. Batchelder Award in 2019.
Aimed at young readers aged 13 and up; it addresses violence, bullying and emotions from a realistic perspective.
