Las aventuras de Kubi

The little girl in this book is always being confused with being a boy because she doesn't do typical girl stuff. When she meets a boy who people always thinks is a girl, the two realize they are great just the way they are.

Simon Liar, the main character in this story, perceives and expresses reality as a fantastic game for a specific aim: speaking of wolves, foxes and cats that are in his imagination. But the fantasy xhas an ephemeral character and does not materialize in its perception ; for that, Simon, the same as the readers, will have to distinguish between reality and fantasy at the appropriate moment, what happens just at the end of the story.

Un abeto que siente frío y tiene la suerte de «pasar» la Navidad en un país cálido, unos juguetes que se rebelan, un hada que se olvida de «inaugurar» la primavera, el caso del niño que apagó la luna de un soplido o de la estrella que se cayó del cielo... son algunas de las increíbles y entretenidas historias que Pompeyo, el jardinero, le cuenta a Clara cada vez que va a visitar a su querida abuela Aurora. (Libro incluido en la Lista de Honor CLIJ 1999, la Lista de Honor CCEI 2001 y la Lista de los mejores libros para niños y jóvenes del Banco del Libro de Venezuela)

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...