num_pages: 233
description: The magical salamanders live in the fiery heart of the volcano. When they weep, their tears heal any illness, any wound.Alfredo wears a tiny golden salamander round his neck. It is a strange gift from a mysterious uncle he has never met. An uncle who bursts suddenly into Alfredo's life and snatches him away to his isolated home on the slopes of Mount Etna. Here, with the molten fury of the volcano beneath his feet, Alfredo discovers his own astonishing power to speak to the salamanders and cause their precious tears to fall. And begins to understand the terrifying destiny that Uncle Giorgio has always planned for him...
language: English
title: The Tears of the Salamander
titlecomplete: The Tears of the Salamander
genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Magic, Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult
ratings_count: 385
publisher: Macmillan Children's Books