The Gigglegang. Kora & Kikko Knockout – vol. 28

The school you’ve always dreamed of!

The kids in Second B are worried: their teacher has just announced that a pair of twins from the nearby town of Bellyache Hill will be joining their class for the rest of the year. Too bad everyone knows Bellyache Hill is a super dangerous place, and its people are the biggest troublemakers on the planet! Sure enough, from the moment they arrive, Kikko and Kora K.O. start spreading chaos.
But during World Animal Day, a runaway python throws the whole class into panic. And unexpectedly, it’s Kikko and Kora who show their most selfless side… and save their classmates from certain punishment!

Each book tells the adventure of one of the classmates, narrated in the first person and tied to the other titles through a narrative framework.
A fresh and fun style, characterized by a humorous touch, perfect for captivating even the most reluctant readers!

Publisher: Edizioni Lapis

Target: 8-10

Year: 2016

Author

Manlio Castagna

Screenwriter, director, author and film critic, he spent over 20 years as part of the artistic direction of the Giffoni Film Festival.
He made his debut in children's fiction in 2018 with the bestselling Petrademone trilogy (Mondadori), translated into several languages. Since then, he has explored a wide range of genres: from the historical fantasy of La notte delle malombre and Di fuoco e seta (both longlisted for the Strega Ragazzi Award and finalists in various literary prizes), to the horror of Goodwill and Nessuno verrà a prenderti, to nonfiction with the cinema guide 116 Movies to See Before You’re 16, and the genre-bending novel Dedalo & Dharma, all the way to social noir with Barriera (all published by the Mondadori Group).
The Reincarnation of the Klun Sisters and Try Not to Sleep are his adult fiction titles.
In 2022, he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in cinema with Il viaggio degli eroi, produced by Rai Cinema and awarded with record-breaking viewership on Rai1.

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Author

Marco Magnone

Marco Magnone is one of Italy's most acclaimed and sought-after children's authors by schools, festivals and reading groups. Thanks to these engagements, he meets thousands of young readers every year. His stories, which have earned him two nominations for the Strega Ragazze e Ragazzi Prize, often blend various genres but share a common goal: to explore the profound meaning of growing up. He teaches narrative at the Holden School in Turin and at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan.

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