★7,000 + copies sold!
★An amusing and unexpected coming-of-age novel on body positivity and how to defeat prejudices about the body image.
★Topics connected to the teenager world: the importance and value of friendship, the insecurities and acceptance of the body and the hard issue of bullying.
★A declaration of self-affirmation and of the courage of believing in yourself.
★Written by Barbara Tamborini and Alberto Pellai, bestseller author of +150.000 copies and reliable guide for parenting on issues of developmental age.

There’s always a beautiful side and it’s all a matter of perspective!
In a world where being slim and beautiful is the only way to succeed, the young and tough Viola is ready to change your mind by making her dream come true: everybody has to learn how to really see, love and accept every single aspect of themselves.
Despite the bullying and the body image standards, Viola walks the path of self-affirmation and empowerment, she has a force of nature and does not let herself depressed by the venomous jokes of her classmates or her parents who are too 'vintage' to fully understand her. This is well known by her best friend Lara, who will do anything to help her. She shares her experience with Leo, a computer genius and a very shy boy who has sad eyes. By working together for a videomaking project, they prove that every single person has a beautiful side. This videomaking project give back a story to those who cannot make themselves heard and who feel out of place for diverse reasons.
A story that turns the fragilities and insecurities into strength and determination.

Alberto Pellai (Author)
He is a doctor, child and adolescent psychotherapist, a researcher in biomedicine at the University of Milan. In 2004, the Ministry of Health awarded him the Silver Medal of Public Health. He produces a programme on the radio station Radio 24 called "This House Is Not a Hotel", which is dedicated to the issue of parent-child relationships. He is the author of many best-selling books on parenting and psychology, including “The Age of Tsunami”. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have won many awards, including:
•Alejandro Sebili Award for best work in health education
•The best 100 projects from the Department of Public Administration of the Italian Ministry of the Interior
•First Prize in the Italian National Safety Culture Competition
•National Prize for Children's Literature from the Erickson Learning Centre
•Silver Medal for Public Health, awarded by the Italian Ministry of Health in 2004
•2010 Giovanni Arpino Award
•2011 Onda d’Arte di Ceriale Award
•Como International Literary Prize 2020
He has a Facebook page dedicated to educational advice with 100,000+ followers.