Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

Kimberly Brubaker-Bradley La guerra que salvó mi vida The War That Saved My Life GR Y Disabilities / WW II / Dysfunctional Families 9786070128875 5¼" x 8" / 320 pp $15.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Historical Fiction Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn’t waste a minute— she sneaks out to join him. Will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother? 2016 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK, 2017–18 TEJAS STAR READING LIST KIMBERLY BRUBAKER BRADLEY Autora best seller del New York Times BRADLEY unda Guerra Mundial. nació con un pie zambo, ntana de un tercer piso. alle porque se avergüenza enta, aburrida y triste. guerra, el gobierno los niños al campo, as bombas de Hitler. va vida para Ada, scubrimientos. pequeño hermano, ue jamás imaginó que se verá obligada a nte en la guerra. wbery Honor hneider Family Book Award iddle School) ette Frank Award nshine State Young Readers Award all Street Journal Best Children’s oks of 2015 w York Public Library’s 100 Books Reading and Sharing icago Public Library’s Best of the st Books 2015 blishers Weekly Best Books of 2015 kus Best Books of 2015 rn Book Fanfare Book 2015 Víctor Carvajal Mamire, el último niño Mamire, the Last Child ILLUSTRATIONS Eduardo Osorio GR U Community and Community Involvement / School and Education 9789561527362 51" x 7" / 110 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Realistic Fiction Mamire is the last child, the last grandchild, the last student, and the last shepherd left in a small rural village in the mountains of Chile. Entire families have left the village, lured by the fascination of the cities. Shortly before he is about to leave with his parents, the child makes up a plan to change the fate of his beloved village. 1998 IBBY CHILE HONOR BOOK MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Roald Dahl Charlie y el gran ascensor de cristal Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator ILLUSTRATIONS Quentin Blake GR T Time Travel / Family / Multigenerational Families 9781641012263 51" x 8" / 208 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Fantasy / Humor The adventure continues as Charlie, now the owner of the chocolate factory, tours his plant. He’s transported to his new property via a glass elevator and encounters new dangers and surprises. MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND TITLE, 2002 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING TITLE Irène Cohen-Janca El último viaje del doctor Korczak y sus hijos Mister Doctor: Janusz Korczak and the Orphans of the Warsaw Ghetto ILLUSTRATIONS Maurizio A. C. Quarello GR R Holocaust / WWII / Humanitarians 9786070129926 8" x 11¾" / 64 pp $19.95/ PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History This profoundly moving book is based on the true story of Polish educator, writer, and doctor Janusz Korczak. His works inspired the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, adopted by the UN in 1959. With mood-setting artwork and lyrical text, this book allows young readers to meet the remarkable man whose humanity and bravery stand as a glimmer of light in one of history’s darkest periods. AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER 147 MIDDLE GRADE READERS