Chiara, the Moon and I
Daniele Nicastro
Ghostlight. Together Out of the Darkness
Coming of age
A group of boys and girls bravely faces the ghosts — the real ones — that live inside them.
A superstition has it that in Broadway theatres, at night, a single light always remains on while all the others are off. It’s called the Ghost Light and it’s a light that drives away evil spirits.
There are just a few days left before the opening night of the comedy staged by a group of ten boys and girls, and around this light, in addition to the ghosts of the theatre, their stories of fragility, which have not only to do with the show’s opening night but also with life, light up.
A novel that’s also a mirror to help us feel less alone, not be ashamed of being fragile, and know how to ask for help if needed.
- Eating disorders, mobile phone addiction and other frailties, told in ten stories that intertwine and reveal themselves, without judgements or easy solutions, but with the awareness that it’s possible to be helped.
- Theater as an opportunity to face challenging situations and build cohesion — a transformative and demanding experience inspired by real work with teenage theater groups (Azzurra D’Agostino, also a playwright).
Publisher:
Giunti
Target:
12+
Year:
2023
Author
Azzurra D’Agostino
Azzurra D’Agostino was born and lives in a small village in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. She has published several poetry collections—winning the Carducci Prize and the Ciampi Valigie Rosse Prize, and being shortlisted for the Viareggio-Repaci Prize—and writes for the theatre, both for adults and children.
She has published numerous picture books and edited When I Grow Up, I Want to Be a Poet, an anthology of poems written by children during workshops held across Italy. Her novels for young readers include The Garden of Wishes, Ghost Light – Emerging from the Dark Together, Cora in the Straight City, and The Night I Killed Kurt Cobain.
She also created the palmistry-inspired card deck Oracle of Destiny and edited the dreamlike-anthropological book Dreams and Symbols. In addition to writing, she leads poetry workshops for people of all ages.
Author
Jacopo Casiraghi
Jacopo Casiraghi is a psychologist and systemic-relational psychotherapist specializing in families, disability, and the elderly. He coordinates the psychologists at the Nemo Clinical Centers in Milan and is responsible for the "psychological care" of pediatric patients and their families. Since 2013, he has worked with Famiglie SMA, providing psychological support to families with children affected by SMA. He published Ghostlight. Insieme fuori dal buio with Giunti. Jacopo Casiraghi also collaborates with the teaching activities and the Clinical Psychology Laboratory at the Catholic University of Milan, as well as with several psychotherapy specialization schools.
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