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Puberty: Italian tomboy Leda is bewildered and terrified. As her body and her priorities change, she comes to term with the fact that she has a crush on the bully who's made her life impossible for years. What's wrong with her?! As she embarks on a journey of self-discovery amidst periods and gelato, you will be transported to a prototypical Italian summer: friendship, drama, crushes, first loves and first kisses. Nothing is what it seems in this humorous and heartfelt adventure that will have you addicted from the first page, laughing and crying, as fierce Leda learns and grows through mistakes and mishaps. Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Northern Italy and soaked with Italian culture, this empowering story is based on the life of author and scientists GB Amman. Join the phenomenon of the Italian Saga and see what other readers are raving about! You will love this uplifting novel for the emotional depth of its characters, the genuine voice of the author, and the relatability of the story, no matter where you grew up. Get it now.

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Gaia B Amman was born and raised in Italy. She moved to the United States in her twenties to pursue her Ph.D. in molecular biology. She's currently a Professor of biology at D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York, where she was voted the professor of the month by her students. Her research and commentaries have been published in prestigious peer-reviewed international journals including Nature. A bookworm from birth, she wrote throughout her childhood and won two short story competitions in Italy in her teens. Gaia is an avid traveler and many of her adventures are an inspiration for her fiction. Mostly she is passionate about people and the struggles they face to embrace life. Her highest hope is to reach and help as many as she can through her writing as well as her teaching. She authored the Italian Saga, an irreverent series of humorous and insightful young adult novels taking place against the gorgeous backdrop of Northern Italy. The books, light-hearted and funny at first sight, deal with issues like sexuality, divorce, friendship, abuse, first love, and self-discovery. Among her favorite authors are J.K. Rowling, Jandy Nelson, Neil Gaiman, Chuck Palahniuk, Kurt Vonnegut, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Antoine de Saint Exupery.

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