Albinia, late 90s. Giovanna, 13, can't understand how Mirko, her best friend since forever, can disappear into thin air after telling her that he had something very important to tell her. And yet, that's exactly how the unexpected adventure begins that involves Giovanna and the Banda Pinetina - a group of bullies led by the fearsome Ludovica, known as "il Maglio" - on the boy's trail. The truth, however, is bitterer than expected: Mirko committed
suicide and Giovanna must accept it, just as she must accept the hypocrisy of the adult world. At the end of this story she will lose her innocence, but she will manage to make new friends.
