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27 October 2025

Occhio alla valigia!

by Fornasari, Eleonora
Occhio alla valigia!

Sami can’t wait every year to flying from Italy to Egypt, his second home. Except this year, he’s traveling with his superstitious Aunt Amina, who insists on reading coffee grounds before they leave. Between evil eye amulets, turbulence, and Giulia—the annoying classmate on the same flight—Sami notices a strange man with bulging, dancing eyes. “Watch the suitcase!” Aunt Amina keeps repeating nervously. At the airport, Sami and Giulia start arguing over a bag—but when they open it, they realize it doesn’t belong to either of them: inside is a mask covered in blood! Whose is it? How can they alert the Egyptian police? And most importantly, how can they escape the man with the wild eyes who’s been following them?

A fascinating story between Italy and Egypt.

  • Publishing house Pelledoca Editore
  • Year of publication 2025
  • Number of pages 56
  • ISBN 9788832791297
  • Foreign Rights Anna Mioni, anna@ac2.eu
  • Awards Premio Raffaele Artese – Città di San Salvo 2021 per La ricetta della felicità (Il Castoro, 2021)
  • Price 12.00

Fornasari, Eleonora

Eleonora Fornasari lives in Milan and has made writing for children and young adults her profession across multiple fields. In addition to publishing several books, she is the author of television programs for Rai Kids (Social King 2.0, La Tv Ribelle, La Posta di Yoyo) and a screenwriter for animated and live-action series (Giulio Coniglio, Topo Gigio, Kapuf – Piccolo Mostro, S-Fidiamoci).

Occhio alla valigia!
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