Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

1973 NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER Jean Craighead George Julie y los lobos Julie of the Wolves ILLUSTRATIONS John Schoenherr GR W Nature / Action and Adventure / Animals 9781641011341 5¼" x 8" / 184 pp $13.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Adventures A runaway girl learns to survive in the Alaskan wilderness. Beautiful imagery and descriptions of animal behavior enhance this engrossing tale of survival. AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR María Isabel Molina De Victoria para Alejandro From Victoria to Alejandro ILLUSTRATIONS Francisco Solé GR W Roman Empire / Gender Equality / Convention and Rebellion 9781641011297 5¼" x 8" / 135 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Historical Fiction / Epistolary Victoria is the daughter of a Roman senator who must travel to Jerusalem to collect the inheritance left to her by her grandfather, a Hebrew scribe converted to Christianity. Her family tries at all costs to marry her off to her cousin to keep the inheritance. Nevertheless, she is in love with a Christian slave to whom she writes letters describing her personal experiences. MULTIPLE-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR, INCLUDING PREMIO JAÉN DE NARRATIVA JUVENIL, THE WHITE RAVENS AND PREMIO FUNDACIÓN CUATROGATOS 2019 Andrea Ferrari También las estatuas tienen miedo ILLUSTRATIONS Pablo Bernasconi GR V Maturing / Family Struggles / Changes and New Experiences 9781641011457 51" x 8" / 152 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Realistic Fiction Florence is twelve years old and makes lists to organize her worries and priorities. Faced with her father’s inexplicable absence, one day she makes an important decision that takes into account her ability to “do nothing” and transforms her life. With a lot of humor and intelligence, Andrea Ferrari immerses us in the adventure of adolescence. Even Statues Feel Fear 248 WWW. LOQUELEO.COM/US 5-8 YOUNG ADULTS Young Adults