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Abstract: Dolcezza e malinconia si fondono in questa favola scritta da mamma Monica pensando al figlio Gabriele, scomparso improvvisamente nel 2017 all’età di 12 anni a causa di una malattia fulminante. Il libro racconta la storia di un gatto che, nella notte, si avventura tra i tetti e incontra la Luna, desiderosa di aiutarlo a comprendere l’amore profondo che lo legherà per sempre alla sua famiglia. Il testo è scritto in italiano e in inglese. Età di lettura: da 6 anni.

Abstract: Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned - from the layout of the winding roads, to the colours of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principal is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren - an enigmatic artist and single mother- who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenage daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than just tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past, and a disregard for the rules that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town - and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at an unexpected and devastating cost... (Goodreads)