BOOKS FOR Children and Young Adults in SPANISH 2021

Marina Colasanti / María Fernanda Heredia / Toño Malpica Marina Colasanti Veintitrés historias de un viajero A Traveler ‘s Twenty-Three Stories María Fernanda Heredia Cupido es un murciélago Cupid Is a Bat ILLUSTRATIONS By the Author AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Brazil GR V Fantasy and Magic / Travel / Imagination and Play 9789584524096 4½" x 7¾" / 176 pp $12.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Short Stories / Fantasy ILLUSTRATIONS María Claudia Linares AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Ecuador GR V School Stories / Love and Romance / Feelings and Emotions 9789584502483 4½" x 7¾" / 158 pp $12.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Realistic Fiction / Humor A traveler arrives at a kingdom whose prince lives isolated from the rest of the world. Fascinated by the traveler's worldliness, the prince asks him to tell him of his adventures. As the two men travel the kingdom, the twenty-three stories unfold with a surprising and mythical force. It’s the first day of school and Javier enters the girls bathroom by mistake. Ángeles rushes to keep him out, and Javier falls in love. But Ángeles is not such a sweet girl. She is quite the opposite, and will make his life miserable. An entertaining novel about love at first sight filled with humor and quirky situations. 1996 PREMIO NORMA PREMIO NACIONAL DE LITERATURA INFANTIL Y JUVENIL DARÍO GUEVARA MAYORGA AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR; 2019 PREMIO FUNDACIÓN CUATROGATOS AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR María Fernanda Heredia Foto Estudio Corazón Photo Studio Heart ILLUSTRATIONS Roger Ycaza AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Ecuador GR U Friendship / Letter Writing / Honesty 9789584517630 4½" x 7¾" / 176 pp $12.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Epistolary / Romance Agustín, a shy twelve-year- old boy
in the town of Heart, falls
in love with a fifteen-year- old girl
he has only seen in a picture.
His best friend Clara warns him
against falling in love with a
photo, but Agustín tries to
conquer the heart of his beloved
by writing her love letters under the pseudonym “Chameleon.” He has no idea of the surprise in store for
him. A funny and tender love story. PREMIO NACIONAL DE LITERATURA INFANTIL Y JUVENIL DARÍO GUEVARA MAYORGA AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Toño Malpica Había una vez un niño llamado Perico Once Upon a Time There Was a Boy Named Perico ILLUSTRATIONS Valeria Gallo AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Mexico GR V Friendship / Identity / Humor 9789700912349 4½" x 7¾" / 184 pp $12.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Fantasy A daydreamer, Perico’s reality is a series of fantastic adventures. When a bully named Roque bothers him in school, a blue- eyed girl gives him the strength to face his aggressor. One day, a surprise visitor shows up and invites Perico to escape reality. There, he will meet magical beings and will have to solve the mystery that will unveil his true identity. A fantastic tale about the hardships of facing reality. 2015 SM IBEROAMERICAN PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH LITERATURE 47 MIDDLE GRADE READERS AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD WINNER