Temporada de lluvias

The teacher always says: "Speak louder!" Her mother always says: "Don't be shy!" Her grandfather tells her: "Don't pay attention, silence is gold, beautiful." But Jenny would rather be stealthy and fierce, like a shark. When Jenny's mother works late at the hospital, Jenny stays with her friend Amina. Together they spend hours in silence, reading and drawing. Meanwhile, Jenny's grandfather is mourning the death of his wife. Maybe Jenny and Amina can help him.

The backdrop for the life and loves of a member of the small-town upper class is a village, population 13. With his feelings strangled by the snobbish standards set for him by his mother, all he can do is rebel on the inside. His only friend and drinking buddy is a retired sailor named Ismael. Ismael, no longer able to work and tired out by all the things he has done in his life, has returned to his home to die. But life, through the skills of an old witch, offers him one shady chance to become young again, which Ismael turns down. Hidden feelings in the heart of people who have felt how...

"¡Binky ha vuelto! Ya tiene el título de agente espacial, pero ahora le espera una peligrosa misión. Y esta vez es algo personal... Persiguiendo a un extraterrestre (un bicho), Binky cae por la escotilla (ventana del baño) de la estación espacial y acaba en el espacio exterior (fuera de casa) por primera vez. Pero justo cuando empieza a explorar, Binky descubre que su copiloto Ted (ratón de peluche) está atrapado bajo una nave enemiga (avispero). Binky DEBE rescatar a Ted de las garras de esos malvados extraterrestres. ¿Logrará salvar a su mejor amigo? ¿Podrá Ted salir con vida?...

Incluye once historias sobre los parientes y amigos que fuero parte de la niñes de la autora en Cuba.