The story of Lucia Apicella, woman who dedicated himself to find the remains of the fallen soldiers.

Three children force a classmate to a test of courage to get into their group. During the test, which consists in finding a skull in an abandoned church, the child is swallowed by a chasm that opens on the church floor. The other kids, who had stayed out, rush in the church, look in the deep hole, call their friend, but don't receive answers. The little sister of one of them, who followed them, bursts into the church and lets herself down by a rope, but falls into the abyss, dragging the other kids. All five children find themselves into old caves in search of a way out, helped by Grotto, a creature alike a stalagmite.

It is Christmas 1908 in Messina, one of the richest merchant cities of the Mediterranean. Peter, the 13 year-old son of a rich English family is notorious for his cruelty to children, animals and servants. One night he is ambushed and wakes up in a coffin underground in the city's Gothic cemetery, buried in retaliation for his callousness by a servant boy from his mother's estate. When a powerful earthquake razes Messina to the ground, Peter is trapped and his whereabouts are forgotten. Until a century later an English archaeologist and his daughter arrive in the city.

A summer fling born under the Sicilian sun quickly develops into a heartbreaking love story that forces a boy and girl to grow up too quickly.

Emma, a curious and imaginative nine-year-old girl, loves unicorns, spaceships, and Christmas trees. She lives with her quirky family: her mother Sara, a molecular gastronomy enthusiast; her sharp-witted grandmother Loredana; and her stern father Leo, a science teacher worried about the fantasy world Emma inhabits. Emma’s imaginary friend, Mojito, helps her escape reality, but her parents—on the verge of separation—struggle to understand her. Meanwhile, Bob, Leo’s long-forgotten imaginary friend, reappears, trying to reconnect with him before vanishing forever. The story explores Emma’s journey to find a balance between her dreams, reality, and her family dynamics.