The balloon, Mount Tambura and the Flying Carpet E-Book

Fernanda Raineri

• Herausgeber: Youcanprint
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

The story is set in Versilia in Tuscany, surrounded by the luxuriant nature of the Apuan Alps, and in the bowels of Mount Tambura. Stella and her sister Glenda, along with their two friends Rebecca and Frank who have just arrived from the United States, are involved in a series of incredible events, to the limit of the supernatural. It all starts with a trip in a hot air balloon strongly backed by the boys, despite the concerns shown by their parents. But what started as a unique experience soon turned to tragedy: the four, along with Alfred, the young Turkish driver of the balloon (called "Nautilus"), fall in the middle of a forest because of a turbulence . When they regained consciousness, they are miraculously unharmed, although there is no trace of Alfred. Stella and her friends start looking for a path to get back home, but instead they discover a mysterious underground place. Here begins a journey that will leave the protagonists the sole custodians of secrets that had remained untouched for years, offering to Stella, who is an aspiring writer, a story to tell.

Leseprobe

The Balloon, Mount Tambura and the Flying Carpet

A wonderful adventure on the Apuan Alps.

ByFernanda Raineri

To those who have a dream.

PREFACE

The Versilia and the Apuan Alps are the main characters in this story, between reality and fantasy.

The four young protagonists find themselves in an enchanted forest on Mount Tambura, where mystery and adventure take control. It is a place where a priceless treasure is hidden. The characters will fly on the wings of imagination on the legendary "flying carpet".

Imagination is the primary source of human happiness.

Giacomo Leopardi

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Albert Einstein

In San Carlo, a little town and spa resort, a few miles away from the Versilia Coast and the Apuan Alps, on the 1st of August, was really hot: 39 degrees in the shade and the humidity was 80%.

Stella hated the summer, because the hot weather made her weak and prevented her from moving freely – besides the fact that she had to work all day long, of course. She was locked up in that supermarket – smiling at the customers and at her boss even when she didn't feel like it – and at the end of the month she got rewarded with a meagre salary of 800 Euros, barely enough to keep her in her studies and help her parents, the Ravellis, and her younger sister, Glenda.