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Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.

Sebastian can't sleep because his new neighbors' dog won't stop barking at night. This is the best excuse he has to meet his neighbor, with whom he is hopelessly in love. Nadia is strange and mysterious; in fact, his friend Pedro is sure that she is a vampire. But none of this matters to Sebastian, who is determined to confess his love for her. So between pranks and nearly heroic acts, Sebastian discovers the distance that too often lies between dreams and reality. Considering the freshness of the narration and the nearness of Sebastian's experiences and readers' lives, it doesn't surprise us ...

Este libro, de Celima Bernal García, narra una historia de los años cincuenta en los Estados Unidos, incluye diferencias raciales y religiosas en una sociedad compleja y distinta a la actual, es una obra en la que prevalece el amor y la amistad. Esta obra constituye una importante novela que trasciende el mero respeto a las diferencias entre Celima Bernal y Sarah; median desavenencias raciales y religiosas dentro de la sociedad norteamericana en un contexto diferente al actual; aquí los protagonistas logran valorarse como seres humanos.

The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor - and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the...