The All-Powerful Ring: The Witches of Benevento #2
  • Published: 1 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780451471802
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $24.99

The All-Powerful Ring: The Witches of Benevento #2

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Wanting to stop the springtime mischiefs—and overcome his own fear of Manalonga—Primo seeks an advantage. He finds one when he discovers a mysterious ring in the belly of a fish. Is the ring just a pretty trinket or is it magic?

Welcome to Benevento, an ancient town famous for its witches!

The children of Benevento have to be careful and clever to evade the clutches of such witches as the Manalonga, the Janara, and the Clopper, who hide in wells and under bridges, fly at midnight, and play tricks during Mischief Season.

Five cousins – Primo, Emilio, Rosa, Maria Beppina, and Sergio – share adventures and narrow escapes, and discover astonishing secrets as they outwit the witches in each exciting story.

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  • Published: 1 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780451471802
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

John Bemelmans Marciano

John Bemelmans Marciano, like his grandfather Ludwig Bemelmans, is a talented artist as well as a writer of both adult and children's books.

As he carries on the Madeline legacy, John faithfully evokes the style and spirit of the original Madeline books, while adding his own unique stamp to story and pictures. His previous Madeline books include Madeline at the White House, Madeline and the Cats of Rome, and Madeline Says Merci. He is also the author of The 9 Lives of Alexander Baddenfiled, illustrated by Sophie Blackall.

John grew up on a horse farm in Three Bridges, New Jersey, and attended Columbia University in New York City. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Andromache, who is a set designer, and their daughter Galatea.

Also by John Bemelmans Marciano

The Secret Janara
Runaway Rosa
The No-Good Nine
Mischief Season: The Witches of Benevento #1
Madeline and the Old House in Paris
Madeline Says Merci
Madeline at the White House
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Praise for The All-Powerful Ring: The Witches of Benevento #2

Blackall’s delicate, lovely artwork is bewitching and Marciano’s text is, as the title implies, loaded with molto mischief. I can’t wait to read what the Janara have in store for the Benevento kids next

Lane Smith, author of Return to Augie Hobble

Not your run-of-the-mill chapter book. What we have here is a fresh, charming tale about an Italian village afflicted with witches and the brave, quarrelsome band of friends who try to make their acquaintance. A frisky, ingenious introduction to an old world and a new series

Annie Barrows, author of the Ivy and Bean series

There is a mystery in Benevento—a mystery of witches and spirits and magic. Will you go back in time to this charming town and solve the mystery? And if you do, will you tell me what the solution is? Really! Please tell me! But watch out for the spirits. They are mischievous indeed . . . The Witches is a charming, intelligent tale, illustrated beautifully and evocatively

Adam Gidwitz, author of A Tale Dark and Grimm

Marciano has delivered a delicious blend of otherworldly adventure, sure to be a hit with young readers. Blackall’s distinctive and expressive drawings complement the gentle magical tale. A magnificent introduction to fantasy for younger chapter readers

School Library Journal

A fresh and pleasing Continental sojourn for chapter-book readers

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