Una Postal Desde Italia (a Postcard from Italy)

Elements of magical realism turn a grandmother/grandson day of fishing into an extraordinary experience. When this duo casts out their lines, they catch some fish and a snapping turtle. But with a little time and patience, they catch all sorts of unexpected things in Magic Lake--rollerblades, fuzzy slippers, a fire-breathing dragon, and a ferry that takes them to faraway places. The young boy learns that life is an adventure filled with the magic of possibility.

"Milly loves to be silly! But when Dad wakes up with a cold on his birthday, Milly changes all of her silly plans to help him feel better. Milly loves to be silly, but she loves Dad even more and wants to help take care of him on his special day"--

Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation)--she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She's the new music teacher, and Mallory can't think of anything that could possibly be worse--until her first day.

Adnan Zakaria's family recently fled Syria and resettled in America. Adnan feels like a stranger in a strange land. He's lonely and homesick. The one thing that gives him comfort is his best friend's skateboard that he brought with him from Syria. As Adnan navigates his new community, he bonds with new friends at a local skatepark. But he also faces adversity in the form of local troublemaker Mike Proctor. After Adnan loses his precious skateboard one evening, he learns that Mike Proctor has it and won't give it up without a challenge. Will Adnan be able to out-skate his foe and reclaim his...

Tres han sido los novios que ha tenido la mamá de Natalia desde el divorcio. Tres novios que Natalia ha tenido que sufrir, soportar, pero también apreciar y querer; solo que el cuarto parece el peor de todos, y una tarde, mientras camina por la ciudad, lo confirma. A partir de esa certeza la novela es una cadena de sorpresas, declaraciones, recuerdos, huidas en la noche a borde de Bilbo, un viejo Karmann Ghia, en un viaje en el que nos preguntamos sobre la felicidad propia y la de los papás, así como sobre la familia. Al final de cuentas, todos tenemos derecho a enamorarnos, ¡otra...

La madre de Manuel ha abierto un hotel ecológico a las afueras de Darwin, donde se ha trasladado toda la familia. Entre los huéspedes destaca el doctor Fast, un científico que ha diseñado un coche solar y que está decidido a participar en una singular carrera. Manuel conocerá a nuevos compañeros de aventuras y juegos que le acompañarán en esta etapa de su vida que despertará en él una profunda conciencia ecológica.

En cuanto Emily puso un pie en su nueva casa, supo que aquel lugar era demasiado inquietante... Y cuando por casualidad encuentra un misterioso cuadro escondido, cosas extrañas empiezan a suceder. PERO QUIZÁ SOLO SEAN CASUALIDADES... ¿POR QUÉ TENDRÍAN QUE ESTAR RELACIONADAS CON ESE RETRATO ESCA- LOFRIANTE?