Piratas y dragones

En el pequeño pueblo de Piper y Hazel ya han desaparecido once jóvenes. Todos dicen que han huido, pero ellas no están tan seguras. Demasiadas desapariciones en un pueblo demasiado pequeño... Ambas están decididas a descubrir la verdad a toda costa, incluso arriesgándose a ser un nombre más en esa larga lista de desaparecidos. Pero lo que no sospechan es que se están adentrando en un cruel juego de tortura...

After the closure of the Simpson Shipyards, Uncle Ernie loses his job, but quickly comes up with an idea to continue to earn money: he turns his house into a fish canning factory. He starts welding, bending, filing, and sealing cans. Ernie s nephew, Stan, does not like anything about this new stressful life and decides to escape with the traveling carnival that began in the village, a trip that will change his life."

Filemón, a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in colonial times, embarks on a journey on the galleon Manila. Before setting sail, he meets a dwarf named Gigantón who will become his best friend. Together they will experience extraordinary adventures.

This highly acclaimed, international bestseller tells the captivating and hilarious story of a young boy who starts off as an unloved orphan mistreated by his hideous relatives, and ends up a hero in the world of magic when he is accepted at a famous school of witchcraft and wizardry.