My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece

Fitzgerald, Francis Scott

In 1860s Baltimore, something extraordinary happens: a boy is born old. His name is Benjamin Button and every year, he grows younger. As time passes, he discovers love, family and happiness. Yet his journey is marked by misunderstanding, loneliness and rejection. This is the story of a life lived in reverse, a life lived against all rules. En el Baltimore de la década de 1860,...

Andres, Jose Carlos

Franky es una niña monstrua grande, muy grande. Papá Frankenstein fabrica juguetes para su hija, Hera la calavera es su profesora y sus amigas son la piraña que araña y la serpiente que muerde. Pero lo que Franky realmente quiere es ir al colegio. Su padre teme que los niños y niñas del pueblo se asusten al ver a su hija y no quieran jugar con ella. ¿Conseguirá Franky ir a la e...

Austen, Jane

Jane Austen began writing Pride and Prejudice when she was just twenty years old, though it would not be published until seventeen years later, in 1813. Widely regarded as one of the first romantic comedies in literary history, the novels entanglements and misunderstandings are deftly interwoven with a sharp, ironic critique of English society. Mrs Bennet is determined to sec...

Godas, Adrian

The thrilling history of the extraction and economic control of the worlds major minerals from Antiquity to the present day: gold, copper, iron, lithium, rare earths, and more. Why should you read this book? Mining is on the verge of regaining a central role on the global stage. As the world gradually shifts toward deglobalization and an indirect confrontation between the Unit...

Marr, Shirley

A stunning new story from award-winning author, Shirley Marr, about family love, friendship and hope. James is stuck in the present and that's the last place he wants to be. His parents have separated, and he must get used to living two completely different lives. Now, he has two homes, two bedrooms and two routes to school, with nothing adding up to the one great life he used ...

Vv.aa.

This is Madrid. Madrid. Homeric city, the cradle and grave of many of us that pour out the joyful days of youth among its streets and wineries, throughout its history it has accepted into its fold non-conforming poets from the four corners of the earth, because one is born a poet in his land, but one is made and perishes in Madrid.No matter where you are from, Madrid never ...

Pitcher, Annabel

Gata y Perro son los MEJORES amigos del mundo (casi siempre). Aunque son MUY diferentes lo hacen TODO juntos. Pero cuando llega el cumpleaños de Perro, Gata cree que también es el suyo y hará lo imposible para ser el centro de atención... Un cuento entrañable e ingenioso sobre los cumpleaños, la amistad y el arte de compartir, con las vibrantes ilustraciones de Fabi Santiago. ...

Pitcher, Annabel

Una exploració original, càlida i subtil del dol, ara amb una nova imatge de coberta.En Jamie té deu anys; una germana gran, la Jasmine, una adolescent rebel; un pare que beu massa; una mare que va marxar de casa; un gat, en Roger, i una altra germana, la Rose. Però la Rose fa cinc anys que va morir i ara viu en un gerro, sobre la lleixa de la llar de foc. La seva família s'esq...

Pitcher, Annabel

Jamie's sister Rose was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His parents are wracked by their grief, but to Jamie, Rose is just a memory. He is far more interested in his cat, his birthday Spiderman t-shirt, and in keeping his new friend Sunya a secret. ...

Pitcher, Annabel

En esta emotiva novela, narrada desde la perspectiva de una joven de quince años que intenta encontrar su lugar en el mundo, Annabel Pitcher, autora de Mi hermana vive sobre la repisa de la chimenea, explora de manera tierna y original cuestiones como la identidad, la comunicación y la importancia de las siempre complejas relaciones familiares. ¿Cómo pides ayuda si sientes que...

Pitcher, Annabel

Pitcher, Annabel

¿Es posible seguir adelante cuando 617 palabras escritas en un blog desmontan tu vida por completo? ¿Cómo pides ayuda si sientes que tu voz ya no te pertenece? Tess siempre se ha sentido fuera de lugar, y la noche en que lee por casualidad lo que su padre ha escrito en una inesperada página web, comprende definitivamente que nunca conseguirá encajar en ninguna parte. Su silenci...