Giuseppe Festa

A Waking Nightmare

Mystery

The monster under the bed is real. And it knows your name…

When eleven-year-old Leo moves to a cabin in the forests of West Virginia, he hears noises, smells rot, and finds opossums crushed to death. Everyone says it’s his imagination—except Amy, his pesky stepsister. But the legend of the Mowosh is no joke. Something is crawling out of the dark, and it wants them both… Maybe monsters under the bed were supposed to stay in stories!

Clever narrative twist
Atmospheric and gothic setting

Publisher: Battello a Vapore

Target: 8-10

Year: 2025

Author

Giuseppe Festa

Giuseppe Festa has a degree in Natural Sciences and works in environmental education. He has published several novels, including La luna è dei lupi (Salani), Cento passi per volare (Salani), I figli del bosco (Garzanti), and Una trappola d’aria (Longanesi). He won the Premio Rodari in 2021, the Premio Bancarellino in 2022, and the prestigious Premio Kadaitosho in Japan. He is the founder and lead singer of Lingalad, with whom he performs concerts in Italy and abroad. As the protagonist and screenwriter of the award-winning documentary Oltre la Frontiera, he has also authored nature documentaries broadcast by Rai. Additionally, he has written articles and stories for National Geographic, Corriere della Sera, and La Repubblica.

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