Loqueleo Catalog 2019

Norma Muñoz Ledo Moldavita. Un visitante amigable Moldavita: A Friendly Visitor ILLUSTRATIONS Silvia Luz Alvarado GR U Space Science and Exploration / Geological Eras / Ecosystems 9781641012348 5" x 8" / 240 pp $13.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Fantasy One ordinary afternoon, Julio receives a moldavite—a piece of meteorite. Soon, he realizes that inside it lives a thousand- year-old extraterrestrial who lost his home long ago. Little by little, the two develop a friendship and share feelings that teach Julio about his own nature and about the vastness of the universe. This adventure deals with the big themes of existence and the immensity of the universe with great wisdom and sensitivity. Katherine Paterson La gran Gilly Hopkins The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson Puente a Terabitia Bridge to Terabithia ILLUSTRATIONS Richard Zela GR U Adoption / Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance / Conflict Resolution 9786070128202 5¼" x 8" / 208 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Realistic Fiction ILLUSTRATIONS Donna Diamond GR S Friendship / Death / Feelings and Emotions 9786070134180 5¼" x 8" / 184 pp $16.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Realistic Fiction This selection portrays an orphan girl who has had to change foster homes many times. Gilly dreams of the day when Courtney, the mother she has never met, will come for her. Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in their hideaway, a secret spot they called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief. 1979 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK, 2002 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Christine Nöstlinger Konrad o el niño que salió de una lata de conservas Conrad: The Factory-Made Boy ILLUSTRATIONS Mar Villar GR T Adoption / Family / Parents 9786070136900 5" x 8" / 160 pp $13.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Fantasy 1984 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD FOR WRITING One day, Mrs. Bartolotti receives a special package: a seven-year-old boy inside a can! He arrives pre-fabricated to be a “perfect son.” The two become fond of one another, until one day the factory discovers the error and will do anything to get him back. Mother and child will also do anything to prevent this from happening. 1978 JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL 147 AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER MIDDLE GRADE READERS