La cometa de los sueños

A strange boy with red hair leads a birthday-girl and her companions on a hunt for the wishing tree which brings them many surprising and magical adventures.

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visiting his favorite places on The Other Side with his father, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care. Early one Saturday morning, a boy prepares for a trip to The Other Side/El Otro Lado. It's close--just down the street from his school--and it's a twin of where he lives. To get there, his father drives their truck along the Rio Grande and over a bridge, where they're greeted by a giant statue of an eagle. Their outings always include a meal at...

¿Ahora quién me aúpa?, pregunta Ema cuando está cansada de caminar. Entonces el papá Venancio la lleva de caballito. Y si se queda dormida en el sillón, también él la lleva en brazos hasta la cama. Un día todo se puso raro. Venancio no llegó silbando como siempre, ni le dio a Ema un beso en la nariz ni le revolvió el pelo con la mano.

Con el padre ausente por estar en la guerra, cuatro hermanas se deben hacer cargo de su madre y de sí mismas, convirtiéndose en adultas antes de lo esperado.