El Castillo Sin Sol

No todas las abuelitas resultan tan simpáticas y cariñosas como la de María. Hay algunas que gruñen como ogros, otras que no dicen ni "pío". La de María, además de ser alegre, tiene ruedas sin ser bicicleta ni patín.--Desde la descripción de la editorial.

Que pasaria si todos los hombres hablaramos una sola lengua? Que seria del arameo, el frances, el croata, el espanol, el finlandes, el hebreo, el bantu, el aleman, el portugues y todas las otras lenguas del mundo? Esta historia sobre el lenguaje y el hombre, sobre su forma de expresion y las palabras que les son comunes, nos lleva a reflexionar sobre lo que es importante y comun para todos los hombres de la Tierra.

Suggested age: 10 years oldThere's only one spy left in the world -- the Last Spy. He has secrets to tell, and behind every secret there is a story. A mysterious destroyer of telescopes, who threatens to do away with astronomy. The search for a city that appears in every map, but never in the same place. An ancient book, written in an unknown language, kills those who try to decipher it. These are just a few of the mysteries, crimes and terrifying things that the Last Spy, always wandering from city to city, will have to confront.

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...