BOOKS FOR Children and Young Adults in SPANISH 2021

Linda Sue Park El aprendiz A Single Shard Katherine Paterson El maestro de las marionetas The Master Puppeteer AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY USA Cultural Identity / Asia 9781543314403 5⅜" x 8¼" / 184 pp $16.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Historical Fiction AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY USA Cultural Identity / Politics and Government / Asia 9789875456013 5⅜" x 8¼" / 256 pp $16.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Historical Fiction This is the moving story of Honguito, a thirteen-year-old orphan living in twelfth- century Korea. Honguito is mesmerized by the work of the best potter in town and is lucky enough to become his apprentice. His job will make him realize that he will need much patience and devotion to master his skill. This is an excellent novel about identity. Jiro is an apprentice puppeteer trying to survive during Japan’s feudal wars. He is a teenager determined to find his true self, despite growing up in a society that he finds alienating. A coming-of-age story that immerses readers into Japanese culture. Juan Carlos Quezadas Oki: tripulante de terremotos Oki: Navigator of Earthquakes AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Mexico Fantasy and Magic / Action and Adventure / Books and Reading 9789584548542 5⅜" x 8¼" / 222 pp $16.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Realistic Fiction Oki lives in Japan and is convinced that the books we read can forever change our destiny. So it is not at all strange then that he falls in love with a librarian or that he decides to follow the trail of a lost book by poet Fernando Pessoa. In his search for this book, Oki will arrive in the land he’s been dreaming of his whole life: Portugal. Winner of the 2014 Norma award, this novel is an ode to literature and to readers throughout time. MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: 1998 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD; 2006 ASTRID LINDGREN MEMORIAL AWARD 2002 JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL 2019 JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION (SPANISH EDITION) 2014 PREMIO NORMA Linda Sue Park / Katherine Paterson / Juan Carlos Quezadas 71 YOUNG ADULTS AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD WINNER