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Eleneja's mother is a giraffe, but Eleneja isn't a giraffe... She doesn't look like the kangaroos, or the zebras... So then, what kind of animal is Eleneja? Do you want to join her on her journey to find out? A book about diversity, self-discovery and self-esteem.
On the morning of her wedding day, fifteen-year-old Elisa is trying to practise the violin piece she is expected to play for the occasion. But she is very sad for two reasons: the man she is to marry is a stranger and her grandmother, who was both her music teacher and her only ally, has just died.
Bear and Marmot are great friends and always play together. It's fun to hunt for treasure, or sing and dance like pop stars. But one afternoon Bear tells Marmot that he has invited Duck to play with them. No way! Marmot doesn't like Duck. She doesn't like Duck or any other animal that might intrude upon her exclusive friendship with Bear.
The most surprising young adult crime saga in recent years, with paranormal elements and a hilarious protagonist. Erik Vogler is one of those characters the reader loves to hate but ends up loving. He's a clean freak, obsessed with order (he classifies everything by colour) and he has to have everything under control.
Everything begins the day Paula decided to say 'no'. Saying 'no' was fun and Paula could do whatever she wanted... But then something unexpected happened: her house turned into a REAL LIVE jungle with trees, vines, overgrown vegetation... and lots of different animals making themselves at home. A cautionary tale about what happens when children defy adults.
Winner of the 2016 Premio UPC. Welcome to Zigurat. The colonies on this mysterious planet have survived in an extraordinarily hostile environment for years. During this time they have undergone an accelerated process of evolution which has turned them into something... different.
Noah's mother has decided to stop breast-feeding her daughter. In order to explain the decision to her, she uses the allegory of a cloud of well-being. She explains to Noah that she has been accompanied by a cloud since the day she was born, and, over time, it has grown up, just like her. This cloud is very soft and colourful and is wrapped around Noah and will stay with her always.
This book's protagonist is Genio, the genial monster! He has eight colours, one for each kind of intelligence - and he loves a challenge! He has devised 48 really fun and testing challenges in which young readers will be asked to write, draw, cut out, use glue, dance, use the book as a drum kit - and solve some quite peculiar problems!
What happens to the Dancing Queen when school's over? April had everything: the boy of her dreams, a scholarship for a prestigious university and a promising future in New York. But sometimes life delivers a low blow: two blinding headlights and a desperate man proved enough to put an end to her dream of a fairy story ending.
Humour, intrigue and love are at the heart of this frenetic comedy full of misunderstandings where nobody is who they claim to be. When blonde and perfect Ángela is too ill to travel to Ireland, her sister Marina, forever beset by problems and disasters, goes in her place.