La Masia, la escuela de los sueños

Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.

2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book NYPL Best Book of 2020 2020 Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids In this magical middle-grade debut novel from Adrianna Cuevas, The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, a Cuban American boy must use his secret ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a tule vieja, a witch that transforms into animals. All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad. When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother after his dad’s latest...

Gimp-Gam the pirate has always had bad luck, but never worse than when his ship is attacked one night by the fearsome pirate Tooth-Snatcher, who takes half of Gimp-Gam’s crew prisoner. In order to rescue his friends, Gimp-Gam embarks on a journey filled with humorous reversals that ultimately leads him to an island where he’ll have to search for a hidden treasure guarded by a terrible monster. El pirata Mala Pata siempre ha tenido mala suerte, pero jamás como cuando su barco es atacado una noche por el temible pirata Sacamuelas, quien rapta a media tripulación. Para rescatar a sus...

El niño protagonista de esta historia se lamenta porque ha de pasar unas vacaciones con su abuelo.¿Qué tiene él en común con un anciano? Su primer día juntos, el abuelo le propone hacer un pastel de manzana. Para ello deberán reunir todos los ingredientes necesarios y, sobre todo, tener paciencia. Gracias a su abuelo el niño descubrirá que, a pesar de lo que creía, lo más importante de hacer un pastel de manzana no es comerlo, lo fundamental es hacerlo.