Palenque

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

One night, a renowned and now retired literary publisher has a vivid dream that takes place in Dublin, a city he's never visited. The central scene of the dream is a funeral in the era of Ulysses. The publisher would give anything to know if an unidentified character in his dream is the great author he always wanted to meet, or the ghostly angel who abandoned him during childhood. As the days go by, he will come to understand that his vision of the end of an era was prophetic.

Colorful illustrations help children to learn words that might be used when going to the movie theater.

El libro comienza con una novala, La Chica de la Ginebra. Anabela Ríos es una chica que acaba de perder a su madre. Su padre se ha encargado de buscar una nueva familia y su nuevo hermanastro, Gabriel, se convertirá no solo en su cómplice y mayor aliado, sino también en su peor enemigo. La segunda parte del libro es un análisis profundo sobre el alcohol, sus hábitos de consumo y efectos, con todo tipo de información y documentación.