New Spanish Titles - Autumn 2011 - L

Sara has gone through some difficult times: the death of her mother, falling pregnant when she's not yet sixteen… But now, at 24 and totally involved in this little family made up of her son Iván, her father Mario, and herself, she has found something approaching happiness.

Wichi is a twelve-year-old Thai girl, intelligent, joyful and outgoing. Happy because her parents live together and love each other, things begin to go wrong the day her mother starts spending the little money they have on gambling. Her despairing father turns to alcohol and disappears from the family home, never to return.

Valentín Fuster's new book is designed to teach children to live a healthy life. This book focuses on healthy habits (healthy diet is the book's central theme) and is aimed at children who have some reading skills, or who are starting to read with their parents.

Repression is usually regarded as a consequence of the Civil War and the violence which the conflict aroused on both sides. But Santiago Vega Sombría now offers us a new and very different point of view.