As you are

Six teens. A mountain camp. Six stories of struggles and triumphs.

There’s Bouchra, who can’t live without her phone, her followers, and her leopard-print headband. Edoardo, who never skips a prank and seems to be stuck in a permanent state of jet lag. Ismaele, who needs to keep everything under control and won’t allow for failure—or even the slightest setback. Then there’s Fabiola, who has chosen to be cheerful, happy, and sunny, but when bedtime comes she knows that simply deciding to close her eyes won’t guarantee a full night’s sleep. Anna is the one who always keeps her balance, the reliable, precise, efficient one everyone counts on. And finally Luca, who dreams of making it big in basketball, with a strict plan that leaves no room for doubts, bad habits, laziness, or rest.

• All together on a twelve-seater red van. All trying to survive a week at camp. All carrying invisible fragilities that many teens face every single day.
• A choral and deeply empathetic novel that portrays adolescence without filters or easy stereotypes.
  Six authentic protagonists with whom every young reader can identify, in a narrative that intertwines emotions, insecurities, and small inner revolutions.

Cover illustration by Elisabetta Stoinich and Pemberleypond.