A middle-grade series that builds emotional awareness
through the story.
The Bella Santini Chronicles is a middle-grade fantasy series that guides children in understanding and processing their emotions, navigating social challenges, and building compassion for themselves and others.
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Ages 8 – 14
Middle-Grade Fantasy
Emotional Resilience Themes
Start with Book One—and open the door to a magical path of transformation.
Start with Book One—and open the door to a magical path of transformation.If you’re looking for a story that helps your child understand their emotions while staying fully engaged, this is where to begin.
More than fantasy, these stories gently teach students to recognize the space between feeling and reacting.
Through adventure, dragons, and trials, readers discover emotional awareness, leadership, and the power of thoughtful choice.
Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change
Book One of The Bella Santini Chronicles
A middle-grade fantasy that helps children understand their emotions, build resilience, and navigate the world within them.
Bella Santini has always believed she was an ordinary girl. But when she is suddenly pulled into the Land of Everlasting Change, everything she thought she knew about herself begins to unravel.
In this unfamiliar world, thoughts shape reality, emotions carry power, and nothing remains fixed for long. As Bella is drawn deeper into a realm filled with mystery, danger, and unexpected alliances, she is faced with challenges that cannot be solved through force alone.
Each encounter asks something more of her. Not perfection, but awareness. Not control, but understanding.
What unfolds is not simply an adventure, but a quiet awakening. Bella begins to see that the feelings she once resisted hold meaning, and that the way she responds to them shapes everything that follows.
Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change is the beginning of an emotionally grounded fantasy series where children are invited to explore:
• How emotions move and why they matter
• The connection between thoughts, feelings, and choices
• What it means to belong without losing oneself
• The first steps toward emotional awareness and inner strength
This story is for readers who sense there is more beneath the surface of what they feel and who are ready to begin understanding it.
Bella Santini in the Troll War
Book Two of the Bella Santini Chronicles Series
A middle-grade fantasy that helps children understand conflict, emotional triggers, and the power of their responses.
Bella Santini is no longer new to the Land of Everlasting Change, but understanding it proves far more complex than arriving.
As tensions rise between worlds and loyalties begin to fracture, Bella finds herself drawn into a conflict that cannot be resolved through strength alone. The Troll War is not simply a battle between opposing sides. It reveals the deeper forces that shape behavior, fear, misunderstanding, and the unseen wounds carried by those on both sides.
What appears to be aggression begins to show itself as something else.
As Bella moves through uncertainty, she is asked to look beyond appearances and question what she believes about others, and about herself. Each moment asks her to pause, to observe, and to choose with greater awareness.
What unfolds is not a story of defeating an enemy but of understanding what creates one.
Bella Santini in the Troll War continues this emotionally grounded fantasy series, inviting readers to explore:
• How emotional wounds shape behavior
• The difference between reaction and response
• The roots of conflict and misunderstanding
• Compassion as a form of strength
This story is for readers who are beginning to see that what happens on the surface is rarely the whole story.
Princess Bella Visits the Dragon's Lair
Book Three of the Bella Santini Chronicles Series
A middle-grade fantasy that helps children understand fear, confidence, and how to make thoughtful choices in uncertain moments.
By the time Bella arrives in Moonemberly, she has already learned that identity can shift without warning.
As Crown Princess, she is asked to take part in an ancient rite: choosing a dragon protector. The process is simple in form, but not in meaning. Bella must spend time with dragons whose strength, history, and presence carry consequences far beyond first impressions.
One dragon in particular appears certain of his own power. His confidence is unquestioned. His reputation is formidable.
And yet, when danger rises from the Plains of Despair, Bella discovers that strength without awareness can become its own kind of threat.
Separated from certainty and forced to respond in the moment, Bella must rely not on titles or expectations, but on discernment, presence, and the inner steadiness she has been cultivating all along.
What unfolds is not a test of dominance but a reckoning with how power is held, shared, and trusted.
Princess Bella Visits the Dragon’s Lair continues this emotionally grounded middle-grade fantasy series as Bella learns that courage is not proven through force alone, and that true partnership requires humility, awareness, and choice.
Readers are invited to explore:
• The difference between confidence and true strength
• How to face fear without being controlled by it
• The role of awareness in making wise choices
• What it means to trust oneself in uncertain moments
This story is for readers who are beginning to understand that strength and wisdom do not always arrive together, and that becoming oneself requires seeing clearly.
Self Love Journal
90 days of self-reflection, healing, and kindness — for your child, for yourself, or for both.
The Self-Love Journal is a gentle, 90-day journey designed to help you or your child build a loving inner voice and nurture a deeper connection with your heart.
Each day, you’ll receive a journaling prompt for self-reflection and emotional growth. These guided exercises invite you to:
Release self-criticism and see yourself through the eyes of compassion
Let go of the weight of others’ judgments
Celebrate your successes and record your self-care actions
Set meaningful goals and witness your personal growth unfold
By the end of 90 days, you’ll hold a written record of your strengths, dreams, and the resilient heart within you — a keepsake of healing, hope, and self-discovery.
"Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change by Angela Legh is a must-have for young readers, offering them an engaging, highly educational, and empowering read. It contains beautiful illustrations and fantasy elements like an alternate world, magic, fairies, a gargoyle, and trolls, and themes of sibling rivalry, bullying, control, bigotry, friendship, and good vs. evil. Through this story and its tools, children can learn to process their feelings and emotions, the importance of never doubting themselves, never letting go of
the magic within them, and never judging others based on appearance, as there's always more to them than what is on the surface. I highly recommend this middle-grade fantasy to parents as well." – Emma M. Reader's Favorite
"The adventures are exciting but age-appropriate. Bella and her friends are learning they have inner strength and love for each other and can conquer all problems and roadblocks thrown in their way. The world Bella finds herself in is magical, inspiring, and even believable! I loved this book as an adult; I can imagine how inspiring and empowering a young person will find this book. The covers are eye-catching, and the illustrations are engaging and help tell the story as we join Bella’s adventure to figure out this strange world, she is experiencing without her parents to guide her." – Jan Rose F. JR's Book Reviews
"My 9 year old daughter and I were engaged in the first couple pages of Bella Santini. We were taken on a steady moving adventure of a girl realizing she was magical, capable, while being fed empowering life techniques to move through feelings of fear, sadness and even joy. I highly recommend this book to all who love adventure, fairies, and magic. We can’t wait for the next book. I bought a copy for my daughter’s teacher, to share with her students. As we need adventures that build us up." – Anna G.
"My wife and I shared this with my 8-year-old niece and she loved the story and its characters. The plus is that it also helps kids deal with emotional intelligence. Can't wait for the next one." – Simon H.
"As an adult who has loved fantasy since I first discovered the Chronicles of Narnia at age 10, I really loved this book. Bella's story is magical, but also grounded in the realities we all face as we journey towards acceptance of ourselves and our special gifts. Highly recommend for all age groups, and can't wait for the next book in the series!!!" – LTP
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is The Bella Santini Chronicles about?
A: It’s a children’s fantasy series that uses magical stories to teach emotional resilience and self-worth. The books help kids explore big emotions in a safe, fun way.
Q: Who is this book series for?
A: Kids ages 8–12, especially those who enjoy fantasy adventures and stories that help them understand their emotions. Parents and educators also find value in the emotional growth themes.
Q: How does the book teach emotional resilience?
A: Through storytelling. Each book includes emotional lessons woven into the characters’ experiences, helping children learn to express and manage their feelings in a healthy way. Additionally, each book comes with a companion parenting guide and teacher's guide to help adults understand and support the emotional themes explored.
Q: Do I need to read the books in order?
A: Yes, the story builds across the series, so it’s best to start with Book 1 to follow Bella’s full journey. Each successive book deepens emotional understanding, allowing a child’s emotional growth to continue throughout the series.
Q: Are there any companion resources for parents or teachers?
A: Yes! Free guides and lesson plans are available on Angela Legh’s website to help adults support children’s emotional development alongside the books.