Ecos Del Cielo

One year just after Christmas when Ximena is thirteen, she overhears her parents talking - a conversation she is not supposed to hear. She catches the word, "father," but wonders why they are whispering? Federico is the only father Ximena has ever known since he and her mom married six years ago. Of course, she knows she has a biological father, but her mom never talks about him - and Ximena never asks. All she knows is that he is "away" and doesn't live near them. But after overhearing her parents' discussion, she starts to wonder why she has no contact with him. At the same time, too, life...

Los cuentos incluidos en este libro se caracterizan por los temas centrales que se mezclan de forma natural y coherente. Entre esos temas resaltan la trágica inocencia juvenil, sueños que no se cumplen y la desesperante dicotomía de identidad de una persona que ha sido arrancada de sus raíces. Cada una de estas situaciones es proporcionada por el estado psicosomático de su personaje. Por los acontecimientos de la vida, forjados por fuerzas externas, algunos de estos personajes son llevados a su autodestrucción y otros a vivir sus vidas bajo una perpetua contaminación mental. En el...

Modern, original fiction for learners of English. It is the start of a new school year for teenager Hu at an international school in the exciting city of Bangkok. She has a problem with one of the teachers and does not know what to do. Through an adventure in a national park, acting in a musical and the help of friends, Hu finds the courage to tell the truth.

Por todos lados is a revolutionary approach to language learning! Emphasizing student involvement and interaction, these thematic books work hand-in-hand with your current textbook curriculum, leading students to exercise their new language skills and see them in action. Plus...Por todos lados helps students apply language learning to their own lives, discover new cultures, and see interdisciplinary connections.