Orejas de cielo y otros cuentos

Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.

"¿Qué tiene este libro para ser tan especial? Pues que hable de una cosa que, aunque no lo parezca, es muy importante. Esa cosa la haces tú y la hago yo, y tus padres, y tus abuelos, y tus amigos... La hace todo el mundo, ¡y por eso es universal! ¿Quieres saber más? Pues abre el libro, que voy a contarte... todo lo que sé de la caca."--Page [4] of cover.

A ghost, uncertain of her identity, watches the four Melford sisters hatch a plan to get their parents' attention and slowly becomes aware of the danger from a supernatural power unleashed by the girls and their friends from the boys boarding school run by the Melfords.

This highly acclaimed, international bestseller tells the captivating and hilarious story of a young boy who starts off as an unloved orphan mistreated by his hideous relatives, and ends up a hero in the world of magic when he is accepted at a famous school of witchcraft and wizardry.