L'Ombra di Dante

17-year-old Max lives in Florence, where he goes to high school. When his Italian teacher gives him a homework assignment on the poet Dante, he is anything but thrilled: How boring! But then, on a nighttime walk with his dog, he sees the statue of Dante in Piazza Santa Croce disappear. Max develops a passion for the mysteries surrounding Dante and his Divina Commedia and discovers an incredible secret. Annotated text with activities for text comprehension.