“Stop all this talk about monsters, Michele. Monsters don"t exist. It"s men you should be afraid of, not monsters.”A sweltering heat wave hits a tiny village in Southern Italy, sending the adults to seek shelter, while their children bicycle freely throughout the countryside, playing games and getting into trouble. On a dare, nine-year-old Michele Amitrano enters an old, abandoned farmhouse, where he stumbles upon a secret so terrible that he can"t tell anybody. As the truth emerges, Michele learns that the horror in the creepy old house is closer to home than he ever imagined.A widely acclaimed international bestseller, I"m Not Scared is a spine-tingling novel that combines a coming of age narrative with a satisfying, enthralling story of suspense.