Pierdomenico Baccalario was born in Acqui Terme, a beautiful little
town in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. He grew up in the
middle of the woods with his three dogs and his black bicycle.
He started writing in high school. When lessons got particularly
boring, he'd pretend he was taking notes, but he was actually
coming up with stories. He also met a group of friends who were
crazy about role-playing games, and with them he invented and
explored dozens of fantastic worlds.
He studied law at university but kept writing and began publishing
novels. After he graduated, he also worked with museums and
cultural projects, trying to make dusty old objects tell
interesting stories. He began to travel and change horizons: Celle
Ligure, Pisa, Rome, Verona...
He loves seeing new places and discovering new lifestyles,
although, in the end, he always returns to the comfort of familiar
ones.
Gr 5-9-This second book in the series reunites the four children who need to save the world, this time bringing them together in Harvey's home city of New York. When Harvey realizes that he is being followed and in danger, he is joined by his friends Elettra, Mistral, and Sheng, and they attempt to follow the clues left by mysterious professor Alfred Van Der Berger, learning more about their huge task and meeting new allies and enemies. Readers will be intrigued by the Manhattan setting, the clues and codes, and the sense of danger and urgency that follows the characters through their adventures. A 16-page full-color section in the middle of the book provides maps, pictures, and additional enigmatic clues. The translation maintains a consistently tense tone. Relationships continue to develop as the characters learn more about their once-in-a-century task and the group that preceded them, providing realism and balance to the many all-out-action scenes.-Beth L. Meister, Milwaukee Jewish Day School, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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