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Fiction
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5–8
Fernando Alonso
El árbol de los sueños
The Dream Tree
Illustrations by Emilio Urberuaga
Ecology, Tolerance, Creativity
5–8 AR: 6.4
Spanish author Fernando Alonso provides
an insightful tale about a repressive society
where a man is arrested for writing about trees
and birds. The outcome of the writer’s trial is
shocking, but he receives support from another
author who is interested in his work and also
writes about trees.
4” x 7” • 124pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9789681909789 $ 10.95
• Lazarillo Award-Winning Author
Víctor Carvajal
Como un salto de campana
Like the Ring of a Bell
Illustrations by Catalina Guevara Guzmán
Family, Bilingualism
5–8
Pancho is a Chilean boy who lives in Germany
with his parents. His grandfather lives in a small
coastal town in Chile. They write to each other
about their lives and dreams. Through the
loving and rich relationship between these two
characters, readers will learn interesting facts
about life in the so-called “Old” and “New”
Continents.
4” x 7” • 143pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9789562700016 $ 10.95
Víctor Carvajal
Mamire, el último niño
Mamire, the Last Child
Illustrations by Eduardo Osorio
Community Involvement, City/Country Life
5–8 AR: 5.3
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.
4” x 7” • 110pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9789562390200 $ 10.95
Gennifer Choldenko
Al Capone me lava la ropa
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Family, Character, Education, Friendship, Feelings
and Emotions, Disabilities
5–8 GR: X •AR: 4.0
It’s 1935 and twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan
and his family have just moved to Alcatraz, the
infamous island that’s home to criminals like
Roy Gardner, Machine Gun Kelly, and, of course,
Al Capone. Kids living in Alcatraz—because
their parents work in the prison—are all cowed
by the clever, danger-loving daughter of the
warden, Piper Williams. Now Moose has to try
to fit in at his new school, avoid getting caught
up in one of Piper’s countless schemes, and
keep an eye on his sister, Natalie, who’s not like
other kids. All Moose wants to do is protect
Natalie, live up to his parents’ expectations,
and stay out of trouble. But on Alcatraz, trouble
is never far away.
5.5” x 8” • 240pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9781603961783 $ 15.95
• Newbery Honor Book
• NYPL’s Best Books for the Teen Age
• SLJ Best Books of the Year
Suzanne Collins
Gregor de las Tierras Altas
Gregor the Overlander
Illustrations by Daniel Craig/Juárez
Family, Feelings and Emotions, Adventure,
Character Education, Leadership, Teamwork
5–8 GR: W • AR: 4.6
When Gregor falls through a grate in the
laundry room of his apartment building, he
hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders,
rats, and cockroaches coexist uneasily with
humans. This world is on the brink of war, and
Gregor’s arrival is no accident. A prophecy
foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the
Underland’s uncertain future. Gregor wants no
part of it—until he realizes it’s the only way to
solve the mystery of his father’s disappearance.
Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous
adventure that will change both him and the
Underland forever.
5.5” x 8” • 296pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9781603960144 $ 15.95
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