Me llamo Marie Curie

"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."

Adoptive children are very wanted and waited for. The wait and arrival of the small new member of the family.

Brianda Gonzaga, una editora de éxito que ronda los cuarenta, rompe de manera forzosa con su realidad cuando ve cómo la despiden sin demasiadas contemplaciones. Sumida en una espiral de desasosiego en la que ya se encontraba antes de quedarse sin trabajo, busca consuelo en quienes nunca le han fallado: los libros. Siguiendo una suerte de pálpito, se embarca en un viaje que la llevará, de manera inesperada, a un lugar perdido entre las montañas, que la cambiará para siempre: el Concejo de Nuba. Y entonces sucedió algo maravilloso. El anuncio de una vieja librería en traspaso en la que...

Sofia loves to draw and expresses with vivid colors everything she feels. She makes cheerful drawings when she receives gifts and dark drawings when something bothers her or breaks her heart, then she keeps them all in a drawer. One day, a big annoying monster appears at her side.