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El sueño de Carlota
I Don’t Live Here Anymore
Author: Gabi Kreslehner
Carlota’s everyday life is transformed when her parents
get divorced. Suddenly she changes houses and is
forced to adapt to a new school, where she falls in love
with a boy. Everything gets more complicated with
the arrival of new partners in the lives of her parents.
Once again she will have to move and she’ll realize
that growing up means making her own decisions for
restoring stability.
A novel about the importance of facing changes
and learning how to make decisions.
Castillo en el Aire
Size: 5.1 x 8.3 in
Pages: 152
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 978-607-621-290-5
Grades 8 and up
Theme:
Character
Education/
Family
Relationships/
Feelings
El zoológico a media noche
The Midnight Zoo
Author: Sonya Harnett
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Illustrated by: Javier Sáez Castán
Two brothers travel across a country devastated by war
with a delicate bundle on their backs. One night they
arrive at a town in ruins that houses a secret: a small
zoo that has not been bombarded. The ten animals
that inhabit it need water, food and, like children, a
little hope.
A poignant fable about war, death and the meaning
of freedom.
Castillo de la Lectura
Size: 5.1 x 7.7 in
Pages: 192
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 978-607-463-524-9
Theme:
WWII/Death/
Freedom
Grades 8 and up
Author: Winner of
the 2008 Astrid Lindgren
Memorial Award (ALMA)
Illustrator: Honorable mention for
the Ibero-American
Illustration Catalog of
Books for Children and
Young Adults
Informe preliminar sobre la
existencia de los fantasmas
Preliminary Report on the Existence of Ghosts
Author: Toño Malpica
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Illustrated by: Luis Pombo
Everyone knows that Gugu is good at clowning. That’s
why no one is surprised when he climbs up on his
bench to dance. His punishment? To research a topic
that he himself chooses: ghosts. This would not bother
Gugu so much if it weren’t for one thing: his co-
worker will be the most unbearable and studious girl in
the class.
With unparalleled sense of humor and true-to-
life characters, this story about growing up and
maturity is ideal for any reader who, like Gugu,
is trying to find himself.
Castillo de la Lectura
Size: 5.1 x 7.7 in
Pages: 280
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 978-607-463-099-2
Theme:
Humor/
Friendship/
Character
Education
Grades 8 and up