This junior novelization retells the exciting story of Disney and Pixarβs Lucaβin theaters June 18th, 2021!
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixarβs original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the waterβs surface. Luca opens in theaters June 18, 2021. The film is retold in this Junior Novelization thatβs perfect for girls and boys ages 8 to 12.
Steve Behling worked as an editor for Marvel. He has created a number of installments in the Iron Man series as well as the βHow to Drawβ series.
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Edoardo Ballerini is a two-time winner of the Audio Publisher Associationβs Best Male Narrator Award, a two-time winner of Society of Voice Arts Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019.