The Ring of Fire is the first book in the Century Kids series. The story is set in Rome, at a small hotel run by a widowed man, his two sisters, and his 12 year old daughter, Electra. When the hotel gets overbooked on New Year's Eve, the reader is introduced to Harvey, the grumpy American 12 ye...
This is one of the few books that I've read in which the translation does the book justice. Usually, when books are translated, all the wit or puns, or tone is lost, but that's NOT the case in Ring of Fire by Pierdomenico Baccalario. Holy cow, that name is long. Back to the point! The Ring of Fir...
Not minding the snow or the traffic around them, others stroll around peacefully, like local gods. Not far from them or the crowded bus stops is a little pre-fabricated newsstand, which looks like it’s been attacked by an army of advertising posters. The owner’s wrinkled face can barely be seen p...
Shanghai is a tangle of serpents of light. The signs are buzzing masks. Hidden behind the tree-lined boulevards with their five-star hotels, sparkling marble-floored restaurants and perfectly manicured flower beds are smaller, darker streets. The forgotten alleys. Alleys lined with the service ex...