Geronimo Stilton , is a best-selling book series written by Geronimo Stilton. In the series, Geronimo Stilton is a fictional character, an Italian speaking mouse who lives in New Mouse City on The Island of Mice. A best-selling author, he works as a journalist for the fictional newspaper The Rodent's Gazette . He has a younger sister named Thea Stilton, a cousin named Trap Stilton, and favorite nephew, nine-year-old Benjamin Stilton. Geronimo is a nervous, mild-mannered mouse who would like nothing better than to live a quiet life, but he keeps getting involved in far-away adventures with Thea, Trap and Benjamin. The books are written as though they are autobiographical adventure stories. I have never been a brave mouse... but lately, my fears were taking over my life! Soon I was too afraid even to leave my mousehole. That's when Thea and Trap decided to cure me. They dragged me away on an airplane (I'm afraid of flying!) all the way to the jungle. There I was forced to eat bug soup, climb trees as high as skyscrapers, swim in raging rivers, and even wrangle snakes! How would a 'fraidy mouse like me ever survive?