Nocturno

Jerusalén. Nora acaba de perder a su mejor amiga; se ha inmolado en el mercado judío de Jerusalén. A los pocos meses otro atentado, esta vez contra un niño palestino volverá a salpicarla muy de cerca. Todos los cimientos de su vida se desmoronan. Uno tras otro, rápidamente, se suceden acontecimientos ante los que deberá tomar partido: por el odio o por el amor. Una novela apasionante que trata con valentía un tema de candente actualidad.

¿Recuerdan cómo devoraron en su momento Una mujer difícil, la novela en la que John Irving contaba la historia de Ruth Cole? ¿Se acuerdan del cuento protagonizado por sus hermanos Tom y Tim? ¿Y del inquietante ruido que los despertó en plena noche? Ahora publicamos ese cuento en un volumen aparte, maravillosamente ilustrado por Tatjana Hauptmann. Nada más salir en Alemania, el semanario Stern lo ha recomendado sentenciando: «De lectura obligada para todos los seguidores de John Irving».Traducido ya a varias lenguas, El ruido que hace alguien cuando no quiere hacer ruido es el primer...

The Wigz family wants to go to the Hog Wild Carnival to enter their pet pigs in a contest, but they need to find money to go! Act out the story of their search for cash and change hidden around the house! This Spanish-translated script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. All students can engage in one activity together, gaining confidence in their reading fluency and...

Among the thousands of books in the library of his bibliophile uncle, Juan finds The Wild Book, a rebellious book that resists being read and that guards a secret destined for the reader who is capable of trapping it.

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visiting his favorite places on The Other Side with his father, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care. Early one Saturday morning, a boy prepares for a trip to The Other Side/El Otro Lado. It's close--just down the street from his school--and it's a twin of where he lives. To get there, his father drives their truck along the Rio Grande and over a bridge, where they're greeted by a giant statue of an eagle. Their outings always include a meal at...