La niña de los caracoles

'Come, Jameela. Stand right here. I need to do something.' I grab hold of his sleeve. 'Where are you going?' His face is twisted. He doesn't look at me. 'Never mind.' Jameela lives with her family in a war-torn village in Afghanistan. Life is hard, but when her mother dies, and her father remarries, Jameela has to face a greater horror. To survive she draws on the strong sense of self that her mother gave her. Based on a real girl called Sameela, and a real orphanage, this unforgettable novel tells the story of a devout Muslim girl and what life is really like in post-Taliban Afghanistan....

El señor Bianchi tenía una voz maravillosa que cuidaba con esmero todos los días. Un domingo, mientras se daba el paseo de todos los fines de semana, se tumbó bajo un magnolio, bostezó y la voz se le escapó. Comenzó así su viaje, primero en la boca de un perro que acabó actuando en el circo, luego en la de un ganso con el que viajó hasta países lejanos, luego en la enorme boca de una ballena que surcaba los mares... Mientras tanto, el señor Bianchi, mudo y preocupado, contrató a un detective para que encontrase su voz, pero tuvo que despedirle porque no la encontraba.

¡Una novela gráfica en español! Callie podría presentarse a la audición del musical "La luna sobre Misisipí" pero no canta bien. Por eso ha elegido encargarse de la escenografía, pero para hacerla tendrá que trabajar muy duro. Desafortunadamente, tan pronto se asignan los papeles de la obra, ¡comienza el drama dentro Y fuera del escenario! A middle-school graphic novel in Spanish! Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage...

Deena has lots of friends! The playground is her favorite place to meet up with her friends. Deena has to work hard to be a good friend. She listens when her friends have problems. She looks out for friends who are afraid of heights or who are upset on the playground, and agrees to play her friends' favorite games. The illustrations and manageable text help readers and listeners understand what it means to be a good friend.