Famous Stanley kidnapping case [Stanley family Volume: Book 2]by Snyder, Zilpha Keatley 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014)

BTSB #: 832954 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 6 MG RC: 8.5 6-8 Lexile: 1060

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Kidnapping - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: Kidnappers in Italy have their hands full when the captive American children advise them on running a better kidnapping and on proper nutrition.

Inkheart by Funke, Cornelia 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2006)

BTSB #: P00041 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   


Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy Fiction

Subjects: Books and reading - Fiction Characters and characteristics in literature - Fiction Magic - Fiction Bookbinding - Fiction Authorship - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.

Lionboy : the chase by Corder, Zizou 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2007)

BTSB #: P00123 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-11   


Genres: Adventure Fiction Animals

Subjects: Human-animal communication - Fiction Kidnapping - Fiction Cats - Fiction Lions - Fiction Circus - Fiction Voyages and travels - Fiction Venice (Italy) - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: After saving the lions from evil Maccomo, Charlie, a boy with the ability to speak the language of cats, goes to Venice to search for his parents and solve the mystery of their kidnapping with help from Bulgarian King Boris.

Love & gelato by Welch, Jenna Evans 

BTSB Prebound(Simon Pulse, 2016)

BTSB #: 932054 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 4.2 MG+RC: 5.2 9-12

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Secrets - Fiction Love - Fiction Diaries - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - FIction Father-daughter relationship - Fiction Identity (Psychology) - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: After her mother dies, Lina travels to Italy where she discovers her mother's journal and sets off on an adventure to unearth her mother's secrets.

Mates, dates and great escapes by Hopkins, Cathy 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2010)

BTSB #: P01086 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Vacations - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: Lucy goes to Italy in order to escape Tony's attempt to take their relationship farther. In Italy, she meets an American boy whom she likes more than Tony.

Midnight in the piazza by Parks, Tiffany 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2018)

BTSB #: 702018 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 6 MG

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Single-parent families - Fiction Mystery fiction Theft - Fiction Moving - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: When her father uproots her and moves them both to Rome over summer break, Beatrice's life is turned upside down. Beatrice is the only witness to a theft and is determined to find out who the culprit is and deliver justice.

Moving target [Moving target Volume: 1]by Gonzalez, Christina Diaz 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2015)

BTSB #: 385669 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 3.4 3-5

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Holy Lance - Fiction Murder - Fiction Secret societies - Fiction Americans - Italy - Fiction Mystery and detective stories Rome (Italy) - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: [Moving target 1] Twelve-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a student in Rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the Hastati, shoots her father--and she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny, a legendary object that can alter the future.

Moving target [Moving target Volume: 1]by Gonzalez, Christina Diaz 

Paperback(Scholastic, 2016)

BTSB #: 385683 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 3.4 3-5

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Holy Lance - Fiction Murder - Fiction Secret societies - Fiction Americans - Italy - Fiction Mystery and detective stories Rome (Italy) - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a student in Rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the Hastati, shoots her father--and she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny, a legendary object that can alter the future.

Olivia va a Venecia [Olivia]by Falconer, Ian 

BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Lectorum, 2010)

BTSB #: 321045 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-7   
AR: 3.1 LG Lexile: 490 AD

Genres: Spanish Bilingual Animals

Subjects: Pigs - Fiction Vacations - Fiction Spanish language - Reading materials Venice (Italy) - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: On a family vacation in Venice, Olivia indulges in gelato, rides in a gondola, and finds the perfect souvenir. In Spanish.

Paolo, Emperor of Rome by Barnett, Mac 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 091676 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 4 LG

Genres: Adventure Fiction Animals

Subjects: Adventure fiction Dachshunds - Fiction Dogs - Fiction Courage - Fiction Rome (Italy) - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: When Paolo the dachshund finally escapes the hair salon where he lives, he has adventures beyond his wildest dreams amid the beauty and culture of Rome.

Renato and the lion by DiLorenzo, Barbara 

BTSB Prebound(Viking, 2017)

BTSB #: 279600 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-7   
AR: 3.6 LG RC: 3.3 K-2 Lexile: 570 AD

Genres: Historical Fiction Family Life

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Fiction Lions - Fiction Sculptures - Fiction Family life - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction Italy - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: Combining real history and a bit of magic, a story about WWII, the protection of priceless artwork, and how one boy immigrates with his family from Italy to America.

Return fire [Moving target Volume: 2]by Gonzalez, Christina Diaz 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2016)

BTSB #: 385672 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG Lexile: 630

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Mystery fiction Holy Lance - Fiction Secret societies - Fiction Americans - Italy - Fiction Adventure fiction Rome (Italy) - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: [Moving target 2] Just after Cassie Arroyo found the Spear of Destiny in Rome, it was stolen from her, so now she and her friend Asher must recover it--but when she used the Spear before, she set the world down a dangerous path, and if she recovers it she will have to decide whether to risk using it again.

Thea Stilton and the Venice masquerade. #26 [Thea Stilton Volume: #26]by Stilton, Thea 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2017)

BTSB #: 855127 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.4 MG Lexile: 620

Genres: Chapter Books Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Mice - Fiction Italy - Fiction

Summary: #26--The Thea Sisters are headed to Venice, Italy for the masked celebration of Carnival. A mysterious thief strikes while they are there! Can they catch and unmask him before the festival ends?