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Italian Short Stories for Beginners and Intermediate Learners 

Le Avventure di Paul a Roma by Serena Capilli – A1–A2 Italian graded reader set in Rome
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Magia a Venezia by Serena Capilli – A1–A2 Italian graded reader set in Venice
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Due Amiche e una Bufera di Neve by Serena Capilli – A1–A2 Italian graded reader set in Valle d’Aosta
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Incontri in Sicilia by Serena Capilli – A2–B1 Italian graded reader set in Sicily
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Gioielli, Caffè e Firenze by Serena Capilli – B1–B2 Italian graded reader set in Florence, Book 1 of Le città di Marie
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What My Readers Say About My Italian Short Stories

The story is engaging, and the vocabulary lists and exercises reinforce the learning skills. For me, the most challenging part of Italian is developing my listening and speaking skills. Having an audio file for each chapter is extremely helpful. This is my second book by Serena Capilli and I look forward to more.

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This is one of the most effective Italian learning tools on the market. In my quest to learn Italian, I have purchased textbooks, grammar books, audiobooks, and workbooks with repetition drills. All of these efforts proved to be disappointing, boring, and tedious. Luckily, I found Serena‘s short stories.

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I’ve read a number of italian books in the past year, but I found this one to be simply the best: the chapters are short enough that you can easily get through the end in minutes without feeling overwhelmed by the new vocabulary or grammar. Between chapters you’ll find useful explanations on typical mistakes beginner learners make. And the best is that at the end of the book I could tell I knew Rome better than I ever did.

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I took classes with Serena and after a six-month immersion course with her, I passed my B1 citizenship exam at the first attempt. If someone asked me to give Serena a score from one to five stars, I’d give her six for sure!

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Studying for CILS B1 Cittadinanza under Serena’s guidance has been a unique and rewarding experience. Serena is a warm, talented and thoughtful teacher: patient, optimistic, direct and funny. In short, she is the best, I highly recommend her!

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You definitely got me to a new level, grazie mille! I’m more energized than ever to continue to study.

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Ciao! Sono Serena. Italian Teacher, Author & Storyteller

I’m a certified Italian teacher (University of Venice), a polyglot, and a lifelong language learner. I used to be a terrible language student at school — but my obsession with languages drove me to become fluent in more than six of them.

I believe anyone can learn Italian at any point in their life. You don’t need a special gift. You need the right content, at the right level, and a genuine passion for Italy and its culture.

My vocation is to create Italian learning content that feels less like studying and more like a lifestyle — through stories, a slow Italian podcast, and a cultural e-magazine designed for adult learners worldwide.

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