La manta blanca

Lo que más quiere Manú en el mundo es ir a una escuela de verdad. En su pueblo no hay escuelas y Manú quiere ir a la de la ciudad. Su padre, líder y médico de la pequeña comunidad altiplánica conoce las dificultades que Manú vivirá y no quiere que baje a enfrentar la escuela. Pero Manú se sale con la suya y afronta algo inesperado. En esta profunda y tierna historia de una niña aymara, habitantes de los Andes del norte de Chile, Ana María Del Río ofrece un mensaje profundamente humano para niños y adultos, jóvenes y mayores.

Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends for Bahía de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea. As the girls explore their new home, a neighbor lets them in on a secret: There are ghosts in Bahía de la Luna. Maya is determined to meet one, but Cat wants nothing to do with them. As the time of year when ghosts reunite with their loved ones approaches, Cat must figure out how to put aside her fears for her sister's...

"Únete a Max cuando despega en su nueva y apasionante aventura, esta vez en compañía de los astronautas que realizan la primera misión con tripulación humana a Marte. Equipado con un traje espacial especialmente diseñado, Max olfatea para descubrir indicios de vida microscópica en Marte. ¿Tendrá éxito?"--Jacket.

A man has to face his past and his homeland’s enemies in this exciting historical novel set in 343 AD Britain. Order has been slowly deteriorating in the northern part of the Empire, beyond Hadrian’s Wall, and protection in the face of the Celtic and Pictish tribes is provided by a small, advanced but half-wild legionary unit known as the Frontier Wolves. Alexios Flavius Aquila is put in charge of this unit, knowing this is not a promotion but the end of his career. A poor decision cost him the life of half of his men, and if it weren’t for his uncle’s influence as the governor of...