El valle de los cocuyos [Plan Lector Juvenil]

This illustrated anthology presents over 43 stories and legends from 20 countries, spanning the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South America. It allows readers to delve deeply into the collective memory of Latin America and better understand its secrets and people.

Jana es la segunda de seis hermanos. Todos la llaman así, aunque en realidad se llama María Juana, y es ella quien narra las historias que le ocurren a su familia en un pueblo en el que los atardeceres rojos son el mayor atractivo.

Paula's favorite new word is no and she uses it for everything. Children will enjoy seeing the consequences of her not doing what her mother tells her to do.

Pepita, a little girl who can converse in Spanish and English, decides not to "speak twice" until unanticipated problems cause her to think twice about her decision.

Mishiyu is an orphan living in fear of, but also hope for, his adoption. His feelings and his moving story are intertwined with the emotions of the woman who adopts him, and in the end, they recognize each other as mother and son. The theme of adoption is handled with gentle care and consideration in this beautiful, compassionate book.

Pachu es un líder grafitero que contempla el desmoronamiento de su entorno familiar. Pero su vida dará un vuelco cuando se tope con Shamal, un estudiante marroquí becado en Madrid por su extraordinaria inteligencia, que ha presenciado el asesinato de su hermano. Susana, una joven encargada de atender a inmigrantes que cursan sus estudios en la Península, se verá envuelta en un turbio asunto de corrupción... Los tres, Pachu, Shamal y Susana, verán trenzadas sus vidas en un escenario en el que la amistad decide la última jugada.