Aldabra, or the Tortoise Who Loved Shakespeare

By: Silvana Gandolfi

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Synopsis: "The way to outsmart death, Elisa dear, is to turn into something else!" It's just one of those things Elisa's dramatic grandmother says. She loves Shakespeare. She paints bold canvases in her backyard. She's always had a magical personality. But when Nonna talks about turning into something else, does she mean it... literally? Faced with an ever-more tortoise-like grandmother, Elisa must uncover a series of mysteries: Why is it that her mother and her grandmother don't talk? Where is the exotic island of Aldabra--and why does Nonna want to go there? Who is the man on the Internet so eager to know the details of Nonna's transformation? And where can Elisa turn to for help? Suspenseful, funny, and beautifully observed, Aldabra takes readers from the sparkling canals of Venice to the islands of the Indian Ocean, and beyond...!