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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2016 | Chapter Books
Gr 2–5—Like other offerings in the series, this book revolves around five young cousins living in the Italian town of Benevento, notorious for its mischievous witches. Primo decides he needs to stand up to the Manalonga, who are the most feared of witches, known for lurking under bridges or in wells and snatching up children. Primo's plan involves using augurs, which are ways to read the fu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Welcome to Benevento, a nineteenth-century Italian village that's home to five adventurous children and "more witches than anywhere else in the world." Each small-trim book provides a diffe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More