La Bruja Bella y El Solitario

"Desarrollo del conflicto entre el antes y el ahora, entre las ilusiones que existían previas al golpe militar de 1973 en contraste con la derrota y la clausura posteriores, relatado mediante una sobresaliente composición que le confiere a esta novela un lugar destacado en el bienio 1996-97"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Computers, cell phones, I Pads -- isn’t that what living in this world today is all about? We stay connected to a world that changes every day, and almost every minute. What if we did not have those ways of communications, and had to use books instead? That is what came to mind as I thought of a scenario of a young girl having a dream in which all those ways of technology did not exist, and realizing what it would be like without her “Books on the Shelf.”

Nuestro primer libro en inglés; relata la historia de una familia de inmigrantes que deja su lugar de origen y lucha por adaptarse a una nueva cultura y a un nuevo idioma en un país extranjero. Es también un cuento acerca de cómo los niños ven el mundo y cómo la indiferencia de los adultos aumenta su temor y su confusión. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our first book in English; though this book is the familiar immigrant story of a family that has to leave their home and struggles to adapt to a new culture and a new ...

This book features a young girl named Violeta who lives with her parents in a small apartment in a large city. Her life might be similar to that of any other girl her age, but unfortunately it is not. Each day Violeta must face a harsh reality and witness the most horrible scenes that a child’s eyes can bear as she watches her father abuse and attack her mother. She lives in anguish and fear as she sees how the tears her mother sheds are mingled with blood. This stirring story exposes a brutal aspect of our society and aims to familiarize the reader with a painful reality of our times so as ...

With eye-catching illustrations, a quirky and joyful celebration of food and family by two seasoned stars Pam Muñoz Ryan and Joe Cepeda at their playful best. A perfect read-aloud. Rosa María tiene una casa pequeña, pero un gran corazón, y le encanta cocinar y servir a toda su familia. Rosa María debe preparar la fiesta de cumpleaños para el más pequeño de sus nietos, sin embargo, algunas cosas comienzan a desaparecer de su cocina. ¿Dónde están la cuchara de madera, la bolsa de los mandados y las trampas para ratones?