El Hombre de Jengibre

My sister Rose lives on the mantelpiece.Well, some of her does.A collarbone, two ribs, a bit of skull, and a little toe. To ten-year-old Jamie, his family has fallen apart because of the loss of someone he barely remembers: his sister Rose, who died five years ago in a terrorist bombing. To his father, life is impossible to make sense of when he lives in a world that could so cruelly take away a ten-year-old girl. To Rose's surviving fifteen year old twin, Jas, everyday she lives in Rose's ever present shadow, forever feeling the loss like a limb, but unable to be seen for herself alone. Told ...

Jero Carapálida es un niño de nueve años que a primera vista puede parecer normal, pero a través de varias aventuras veremos que es un niño extraordinario.

La incursión de Alfredo Álamo en la literatura juvenil nos deja un cóctel tan ecléctico y apasionante como su propio autor: sirenas, grafitis que se alimentan de sangre, magia a raudales y un grupo de amigos que se enfrentan a una amenaza sobrenatural con el Cabanyal valenciano como telón de fondo. Alfredo Álamo se ha consolidado con los años como uno de los valores señeros de la literatura de género en español de la actualidad. Ganador de hasta 9 premios Ignotus en diferentes categorías, hace tiempo que ha dejado de ser una promesa literaria. Ahora se conforma con ser un autor...

Travel to Mexico and discover its many wonders, from the amazing monarch butterflies in the Highlands to a mariachi show in the village square. The rhyme and lyricism of the text is complemented by endnotes about the history of the country, national fiestas, and a glossary of simple Spanish vocabulary. (Spanish language edition)