The Bella Santini Chronicles
Enter Bella’s world of fairy realms, dragons, and consequential choices. Discover the emotional, relational, and ethical questions woven through the adventure.
The Bella Santini Chronicles Fantasy for ages 8–14 · Begin with Book One
Angela Legh responds to the UK's landmark review of children's mental health, ADHD and autism, examining why understanding what drives a child's behavior can be as important as addressing the behavior itself.
The Bella Santini Chronicles · Begin the adventure
Bella Santini follows glowing lights into the woods and enters a fairy realm where she does not know the rules, whom to trust, or why she has been accused before she can explain herself. Finding her way through this unfamiliar world means uncovering the mystery of who she truly is.
That discovery is only the beginning. Across The Bella Santini Chronicles, Bella faces a bully at fairy school, an approaching troll army, and choices in a dragon realm whose consequences reach further than she expects. Friendships deepen, loyalties shift, and each adventure asks her to see herself and others with new eyes.
Stories to enter. Questions to carry into real life.
Who gets to decide who you are?
Bella enters a world where others are quick to define her. Her journey opens questions about identity, expectations, and learning to trust herself.
During the tween years, children explore their interests, values, and sense of self. Angela examines this changing emotional world in her article on middle school development.
Read about identity and emotional development →When does protection become control?
Explore family expectations, vulnerability, and what children learn about power.
Families pass down emotional patterns that can shape conflict, expression, and the experience of safety.
Read Generational Trauma — How Families Heal Together →What changes when we question what we were taught?
Friends, enemies, and trolls may carry stories Bella cannot yet see. Understanding asks her to look beyond first impressions.
The teacher guide examines bigotry, perspective, and the beliefs characters learn from the world around them.
Explore prejudice and perspective in the teacher guide →What happens when comparison shapes a relationship?
Explore rivalry, jealousy, and the stories characters carry about their own worth.
Continue the exploration with the parent guide to Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change.
Open the Book One parent guide →
One study within the stories
What has Novaq learned about control? What lies beneath his aggression? How can we understand what drives a child’s behavior while still holding them accountable for the harm they cause?
Explore bullying, power, compassion, and accountability through Angela’s writing and the companion guides.
How do we choose when appearances cannot be trusted?
In the dragon realm, choosing well requires more than recognizing strength. Bella must consider trust, judgment, and the consequences of her decisions.
Angela’s Ultimate Guide explores self-trust, taking responsibility for our choices, and the emotional skills woven through Bella’s journey.
Read the Ultimate Guide to Emotional Resilience & Self-Mastery →For curious readers
Continue the adventure beyond the books in Bella’s online world, created for young explorers.
Explore deeper into Bella’s world →For parents
Explore the emotional world beneath behavior through articles, guides, and parenting conversations.
Explore the Parenting Resource Center →For educators
Bring the stories into classroom discussions, companion guides, and school programs.
Explore teacher resources →Books · Articles · Companion guides · School programs
Feelings and Bella
Fear, jealousy, uncertainty, love, and courage are part of the adventure. Through Bella’s experiences, readers can explore difficult questions through the lives of characters.
In Parenting Through Storytelling, Angela explores how Bella’s journey through a landscape shaped by emotions can open conversations about children’s own inner worlds.
Read Parenting Through Storytelling
Coming November 2026
Understanding How Feelings Drive Your Child’s Behavior
Friendships grow more complex. Identity begins to take shape. Feelings can arrive with an intensity that surprises children and adults alike.
Explore the emotional world beneath your tween’s reactions—and ways to meet that world with understanding, connection, and trust.
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The person behind the work
Author. Columnist. Speaker.
Through the Bella Santini Chronicles, parenting columns, television conversations, and school programs, Angela connects story with the emotional questions children and adults face in real life.
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A little more about the work
Angela Legh is an author, speaker, and advocate for emotional resilience. She is best known for her children’s book series, The Bella Santini Chronicles, which helps young readers explore emotions through magical storytelling.
Emotional resilience is the ability to recover from emotional challenges, stress, or adversity. Angela Legh’s books and resources help families explore emotional awareness, self-understanding, and ways to respond to difficult experiences.
The Bella Santini Chronicles is a fantasy book series following a young girl’s magical journey of self-discovery. Through fairy realms, dragons, tested friendships, and consequential choices, the stories explore identity, family influence, prejudice, power, and the emotional experiences behind behavior.
Begin by creating space for your child to talk about feelings without rushing to dismiss or fix them. Angela’s articles, books, and companion parent guides offer ways to explore emotional awareness, self-worth, and difficult conversations. Visit the Parenting Resource Center to explore the available support.
Explore the Bella Santini books page for the series, reading order, and purchase links, or browse Angela Legh’s books on Amazon .