El Carrito de Monchito

In Spanish. A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpr� Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.

Tense teen drama with all the hallmarks of a classic Kevin Brooks, in which two brothers take off in a stolen car with a mysterious girl. A road-movie story shot through with playful hopefulness. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+ For brothers Cole and Ruben it's another rainy morning in the badlands of East London, selling dodgy paperwork for even dodgier motors. But arriving in a grimy pub on their latest errand, the brothers stumble across a trio of gangsters, a beautiful young girl and a monkey in a cage - and their entire day is knocked off...

Son vacaciones de verano y los gemelos de doce años Dipper y Mabel Pines fueron enviados al pueblo de Gravity Falls, Oregón, para visitar a su excéntrico tío abuelo Stan. Parece que los hermanos tendrán unas vacaciones aburridas trabajando en la Cabaña del Misterio, la trampa para turistas del tío Stan, hasta que Dipper encuentra un diario misterioso escondido en el bosque. Este diario revelará que aún hay mucho más por conocer en el extraño pueblo de Gravity Falls.

"Claudia spends the summer in the house of her grandmother, who is Chinese. She tells Claudia bits of family history, a terrible past that is a source of both sadness and pride. In this way, Claudia learns about the hard life of her great-grandfather Opal, who was a spy during World War I. The novel, rich in life lessons and emotions, recreates exotic environments through Chinese stories and legends interspersed with the narration."