Rookie y los latidos del corazón

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

Nicol�s Cabral's is one of the most singular voices in Latin American literature, and this book demonstrates his hypnotic and out of the ordinary style. The stories ebb from real to unreal, from earthly to fantastical. In addition, there's something rarely found in most contemporary writers: an aversion to the familiar and disdain for common places. La de Nicol�s Cabral es una de las voces m�s singulares de la nueva narrativa latinoamericana. Como en Cat�logo de formas, su primera novela, he aqu� una prosa construida mediante una inflexible depuraci�n y, al mismo tiempo, plural....

Un libro didáctico, de fácil lectura y ameno, para que tanto peques como más mayores podamos aprender de forma breve y divertida, parte de la historia de nuestro país a través de las peripecias y vidas de 100 PEQUEÑAS niñas que llegaron -como tú lo harás- a ser GRANDES mujeres. Ellas nacieron con ganas de ser diferentes, de cambiar las cosas y demostrar al mundo, que eran tan importantes y capaces como el que más, de ser pioneras, de llegar más allá y sembrar una semilla para que otras, siguieran su camino. Un libro lleno de ilustraciones a color, repleto de valores sobre...

Book Features: • 32 pages, about 7 inches x 9 inches • Ages 8-14, Grades 3-8 Latin bi-lingual themed leveled readers • Simple, easy-to-read pages with vibrant illustrations • Features side-by-side English and Spanish text • After-reading questions and activities included The Magic Of Reading: Introduce children to the magic of reading, culture, and music with Sofía Reyes: Stars of Latin Pop/Estrellas del Pop Latino. The 32-page book features vibrant photos and interesting facts about the beloved superstar. Stars Of Latin Pop: Sofía Reyes is an award-winning Mexican singer that's...