Open Book – Children’s Literature Festival: here are the three finalists of the third edition

Appointment in Baronissi, in the province of Salerno, from 12 to 14 April 2024 for the third edition of Open Book – Children’s Literature Festival: the national event, created with the aim of promoting the country’s literary excellence and reading as an indispensable tool for the growth of young people, confirms itself as one of the points of reference in the field of publishing events for children, adolescents and young adults. Meetings, book presentations and events with children as protagonists are scheduled.

There are many new features in the third edition, starting from the choice of the month of April: “A non-random change – he says Angela Albarano, founder of Libro Aperto Festival – since by including the event within the school year it will be possible to further expand the pool of schools, teachers, students and the public involved. We are certain that this edition will exceed all expectations, thanks to excellent programming and editorial offerings, with the involvement of the most prestigious names in the kids, teen and young adult publishing world”.

Young people will be called for the third time to elect the best titles in competition: for the third time, in fact, the Festival will have the Open Book Literary Award as its heart. Here are the finalists for the four categories of the Award, identified by the Technical-Scientific Selection Committee:

Recommended books for primary school children (Zaira category):

– The sea everywhere by Nadia Terranova (Emme Edizioni)

– The mystery of Poggio Ortica by Francesco Ramilli (Editrice Il Castoro)

– The Landing Gang by Esperance Hakuzwimana (Mondadori)

Recommended books for lower secondary school children (Zenobia category):

– Hikikomori by Ariela Rizzi/Fabrizio Silei (Einaudi Ragazzi)

– The secret society of word savers by Enrico Galiano (Salani Editore)

– When we reach the sun by Alessandro Q. Ferrari (De Agostini)

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Recommended books for secondary school children (Zobeide category):

– For no good reason by Benedetta Bonfiglioli (Pelledoca Editore)

– Goodbye, see you tomorrow by Sabrina Efionav (Einaudi)

– The wrong ones of Dubai by Daniela Palumbo (Il Castoro Publishing)

Section dedicated to books with themes related to Sport with lower secondary schools (Zoe category):

– Never walk alone by Marco Cattaneo (Rizzoli)

– A thousand crumbs of light by Silvia Vecchini (Editrice Il Castoro)

– Team Zero by Valentina Sagnibene (Giunti Editore)