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RIGHTS LIST
NEW TITLES
2015
YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S
LITERATURE
Literarische Agentur
Agencia Literaria
Die Literarische Agentur Saskia von Hoegen vertritt Autoren weltweit sowie spanische Verlage
und Agenturen im deutsch- und niederländischsprachigen Raum und deutsche Verlage im
spanisch- und niederländischsprachigen Raum. Die Bandbreite der Agentur reicht von
erzählender Literatur über das Sachbuch bis hin zu Kinder- und Jugendliteratur.
The literary agency Literarische Agentur Saskia von Hoegen represents authors worldwide as
well as Spanish agencies and publishers in German and Dutch language territories and German
publishers in Spanish and Dutch language territories. Our catalogue includes fiction and nonfiction, adult, juvenile and children’s books.
SvH Literarische Agentur
Stolzenfelsstrasse 1A
10318 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 30 48811267
Email: [email protected]
www.saskiavonhoegen.de
Literarische Agentur | [email protected] | Phone: +49 (0)30 48811267
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INDEX
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Anna Cammany
Almudena Cid & Montse Martin
Horacio Convertini
Gabriel García de Oro
Inés Garland
Christian Gálvez
Carlos Rodrigues Gesualdi
Martina Klein
Mario Levrero
Raquel Diaz Reguera
Care Santos
Esther Sanz
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YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
Ana Alonso and Javier Pelegrín
Santi Baró
Rocio Carmona
Justine Evans
Carlos Fajardo Calpe
Inés Garland
Gemma Lienas
Francesc Miralles & Javier Ruescas
Moon River
Jordi Ollorquequi
Alejandro Palomas
Núria Pradas
Ricardo Riera
Care Santos
Cliff Seymour
Inaki Echeverría
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NON-FICTION
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Carla Baredes & Lleana Lotosztain
Ellen Duthie & Daniela Martagón
José Nesis & Paula Szuster
Inamiqué-Series:
Curious Dreams
Science for counting
Science Soup
What Beasts!
Questions to make Your Hair Stand on End
Things weren’t always like this
Strange Destinations
Scientific Detectives
Gemma Lienas
Dorian Lucas
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CHILDREN’S BOOKS
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Anna Cammany
Diario de una Friki (Friki’s Diary)
Lía Abellán is a first grader in secondary school. In this diary she
tells in a very ironic and entertaining way about her daily life,
her family, her pets and grouchy neighbour as well as about her
adventures with her friends and some disagreements with her
schoolmates.
Spain: Montena, 2014 (288 pp | Age 9+)
German and Dutch translation rights SvH Literarische Agentur
(All other rights Penguin Random House)
About the author
Anna Cammany is a television series screenplay writer from Barcelona. She contributed to
TV-series like Ventdelplà o Infidels. Friki’s Diary is her debut in narrative fiction.
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Almudena Cid & Montse Martin
Olympia (series)
Dreams, failures, successes, love, companionship and friendship!
All this is Olympia, the new series for girls written by Almudena
Cid, the Olympic ex gymnast.
Olympia is a very special girl, and is having a dream: Olympia
wants to be an Olympic gymnast. Before, she must overcome
many obstacles and many difficulties. Sometimes it seems that is a
pipe dream! But also live magical moments; Olympia has the
support of her colleagues and the love of their parents... and there
is David, who is always at her side making her laugh even in the
worst moments.
Spain: Penguin Random House / Alfaguara Juvenil 2014 (Age 7+)
(All other rights Penguin Random House Spain)
All titles of the series
Olympia. Black Points, Spain: Penguin Random House / Alfaguara Juvenil 2014 (176 pp)
Olympia. One step further, Spain: Penguin Random House / Alfaguara Juvenil, 2014 (128 pp)
Olympia. A two flavour world, Spain: Penguin Random House / Alfaguara Juvenil, 2015 (128 pp)
About the author
Almudena Cid is an Olympic gymnast recognized and praised in the world of gymnastics.
Eight times absolute champion in Spain. She is the only gymnast in the world who has played
four Olympic finals. An athlete with a lot of charisma and determination that currently trains
young gymnasts and begins to take its first steps into the world of acting.
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Horacio Convertini
La Isla sin Regreso (The island without return)
Due to a lack of jobs and new opportunities, Daniel and his
family abandon their native neighbourhood to settle down in
Turquesa, a promising village near the Argentinean coast.
There, they hope to find a better life. But not everything turns
out to be the way they expected it. Some signs that they see on
the road announce an imminent nightmare. Eventually, a
sinister island near the beach and the request of a girl from the
place attract Daniel, but he is moving towards a dangerous
adventure…
Spain: Editorial Sigmar, 2014 (71 pp | Age 10+)
(All other rights CBQ agencia literaria)
About the author
Horacio Convertini is a journalist. He worked as chief editor of the police news section for the
newspaper Clarín. Besides, he is one of the most powerful voices of the new Argentinean
thriller literature. He has been awarded with important prizes such as the international thriller
and detective literature award Azabache. The solitude of evil received The Silverio Cañadas
Memorial 2013 as the best debut work. His novel The last miracle won the thriller contest
Extremo Negro – BAN! For his short stories, Convertini also has received several awards in
Spain and Argentina, among them the Cosecha Eñe, the Adolfo Bioy Casares and the Tierra
de Monegros. His first novel for Young Readers, El misterio de los mutilados, was published
by SM in 2014.
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Gabriel García de Oro
Los Caníbales
Leo has to do a job about Don Quixote for class, but when he is about
to begin his book he falls into the cage of the zoo chimpanzees and gets
into a gigantic mess. Unleashes a thrilling chase with Octavio, a
monkey obsessed with reading, the perfect Topgirl, the clown Ruben
and the technology freak Yumiko .
Don Quixote contains the keys to save Octavio before Zebra
Men take him to the lab forever!
Spain: Anaya, 2015 (208 pp | Age 8+)
(All other rights Sandra Bruna agencia literaria)
El primer libro que conseguí terminar de leer
(The first book that I finished reading)
One, two, and even three days elapsed without the reader opening the
book. What was happening? Had he left Prince Medialuna and
Koriat, the seven-headed dragon, for good? Had he forgotten them?
All the characters in the story, even the bookmarker, were beginning
to fear the worst; only the prince was keeping calm. But how would
they be going to charm the reader to keep on reading if they were no
magicians?
Spain: Edebé (Spanish and Catalan), 2014 (173 pp | Age 8+)
Marciano García & Cosmochucho (Cosmochucho Series)
In these books, there’s a bit of everything: aliens who want to play
hide and seek, green baddies who want to destroy the Earth, killer
burgers, even evil vets. And also games, tests, challenges …
written with Purificación Hernández
Spain: Edebé (Spanish and Catalan), 2012 (112 pp | Age 8+)
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About the author
Gabriel Garcia de Oro was born in Barcelona in 1976. Although he graduated in Philosophy,
he ended up working in the field of advertising, where he has won a number of awards.
Currently, he is an Executive Creative Director at OgilvyOne, one of the leading agencies in
relational marketing, and a designer of renowned campaigns such as “The Monster” for ING
Direct. García de Oro combines this activity with writing. He is the author of many books for
children and young adults, non-fiction, and regular pieces for the weekly supplement El País
Semanal.
Other works
Las aventuras de Nito Alpesto, el Principe Verde (The adventures of Nito Alpesto, the Green
Prince), Spain: La Galera, 2010 (128 pp | Age 9+)
El gusano que pudo ser rey (The worm who could be king), Spain: Edebé (Spanish and
Catalan), 2013 (128 pp | Age 8+)
Superexamen final (Super final exams), Spain: Anaya, 2011 (104 pp | Age 9+)
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Inés Garland
El jefe de la manada (The leader of the pack)
Nina and her cousin Milo are eleven years old. They live in
Buenos Aires, facing a huge park, El Rosedal, where they
usually play. There, they meet Gudrek, a vagabond who looks
like a big tree when he’s standing up. He lives in the park
with his dogs.
Nina and Milo want to fly and learn telepathy. Every time
they visit their grandfather, who lives in Colonia, across the
river, they practice with him.
Then one day, the neighbourhood dogs mysteriously
disappear, even Gudrek looses one of his. Nina and Milo
decide to help him find it and investigate what has happened
to the rest of them. Nina starts to have nightmares and
through them she gets some clues that will guide them in the
mystery of the disappearances.
“Entertaining novel that combines suspense with the praise of
friendship and the respect for animals.” – El Cultural
Argentina: Alfaguara infantil, 2014 (152 pp | Age 10+); Spain: Siruela, 2014
About the author
Inés Garland works as a free-lance journalist and coordinates creative writing workshops. Her
collection of short stories, Una Reina Perfecta, received a prize by a National Arts’ Fund jury
in 2005. Besides, several of the stories in the book were awarded Latin-American prizes and
the title story, A Perfect Queen, was translated into English for the National Welsh Review.
Garlands short stories have been published in several issues of the literary magazine La mujer
de mi vida and she was chosen for the section “El elegido” to celebrate the magazines’ fifth
anniversary. Her novel Piedra, papel o tijera was elected Best Novel of the Year by ALIJA,
the Argentinean Children’s and Young Adult’s Literature Association. It was translated into
French and German (Wie ein unsichtbares Band) and awarded with the Deutscher
Jugendliteraturpreis 2014.
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Christian Gálvez
The Da Vinci Gang (series)
Leo Da Vinchi and his friends Miguel Ángel and Lisa Mona are the members of the Da Vinci
gang and they are waiting for their next big adventure. With fun and colourful illustrations by
Paul Urkijo Alijo, this series combines fiction and non-fiction with the aim of introducing one
of the most important and surprising figures of the history of art and science to children by the
hand of Christian Gálvez, the charismatic TV presenter.
All titles of this series
Lisa’s Stolen Portrait
Someone has stolen Lisa’s portrait that Leo painted for his Art class. If
they don’t find it, Leo will fail the exam and he won’t be able to go on
vacation in the summer. Luckily, the distracted thief has left some clues
behind… Will the gang be able to find the painting in time for the
exam?
Spain: Alfaguara 2014, (128 pp | Age 7+)
The Magical Sneakers
Leo, Lisa and Miguel Ángel’s soccer team always wins… because Boti
has magical sneakers that allow him to score every time! But, oh no!,
one day the sneakers lose their powers! Leo and his gang will have to
use all their wit to try to recover them.
Spain: Alfaguara 2014, (128 pp | Age 7+)
The ghost Pirates
Leo and his gang have to solve the mystery of Brazen Jack the Pirate, as
they sail the high seas and rescue Lisa from the clutches of the
suspicious ghost. Legend has it that Brazen Jack returns every year from
his grave for revenge...
Spain: Penguin Random House / Alfaguara Juvenil 2015, (128pp | Age 7+)
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The venetian masks mystery case
The Da Vinci Gang has won the schools theatre competition thanks
to Leo’s incredible inventions. The prize is a trip to Venice during
Carnival, but the minute they arrive, three mysterious thieves dressed
as crows attack them and steal the device. Leo and his friends go into
action to unmask the robbers.
Spain: Penguin Random House / Alfaguara Juvenil 2015, (128pp | Age 7+)
About the author
Christian Gálvez is a well-known Spanish television presenter. For his work on «Desesperado
Club Social» he was honoured with the Premio Ondas and for «Pasapalabra» he won the
Premio TP de Oro.
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Carlos Rodrigues Gesualdi
Golazo
Life isn’t easy in Barracas, a poor district in the south of Argentina’s
capital Buenos Aires. Since the local factory has been shut, most of the
residents are unemployed. But Golazo, who always has the best ideas,
and his gang don’t let these problems bother them too much. Together,
they live through the daily adventures that challenge them, and of course:
they play soccer. Because, obviously, nobody knows as much about
soccer as Golazo and his friends.
An exceptional, captivating novel, told with great humor by the
unmistakable voice of the protagonist himself.
Argentina: El Barco de Vapor (Ediciones SM), October 2010 (175 pp | Age 8+)
All rights SvH Literarische Agentur
Peces gordos (Big fish)
Peces gordos is a thrilling novel that treats topics of current importance
such as the protection of the species and environmental conservation
wrapped up in a gripping crime plot.
As she has been living on three different continents so far, 12-year-old
Pilar is quite used to changing her place of residence. For that reason,
she doesn’t even feel nervous when her mum announces that soon they
will move from their hometown Cologne to Patagonia. Before they
leave for Argentina, Pilar’s biology teacher tells her about the
mysterious “salmon dolphin”, a species in danger of extinction that can
only be found in Patagonia…
Spain: Editorial Planeta, January 2007 (172 pp | Age 8+)
El ángel de Cristina (Cristina’s angel)
Despite the fact that she is only ten years old, Cristina manages her life
independently. In the small German town she’s living in, nobody seems
to understand her. Not even her adoptive parents are willing to
recognize her special gift and devote themselves to her unbearable
brother Bruno instead, while she devotes herself to her violin. But one
cold morning, everything is about to change…
A passionate novel told with a poetic (and sometimes angelic) voice, in
which classical music plays a leading role.
Argentina: Alfaguara Infantil, October 2006 (266 pp | Age 8+)
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Una gata con todos los nombres del mundo
(A cat with all the names of the world)
This moving children’s book demonstrates how life becomes more
interesting when different nations live together under the same
roof: Nobody knows the multicultural neighbourhood of the old
castle as well as the cat that accompanies the children during their
daily adventures and is ready to help whenever she is needed.
Therefore, she knows the story of Vitali and Alexis and their
overcautious father. She was there when Larissa helped her Indian
classmate out and she cannot be missing when little Anna gives a
party to celebrate that she’s finally three feet tall.
Ecuador: Libresa, September 2009 (137 pp | Age 6+)
Raros peinados (Weird hairstyles)
Val is a young witch who experiences her first love with Zak, a
classmate and rock fan. However, she soon has to learn that she and her
entire family will lose their special gift forever if she kisses Zak. And
even worse: The whole family would have to leave the community of
witches and wizards…
A novel about dreams and loyalty, about being different and the sound
of rock music.
Argentina: Alfaguara Infantil, October 1997 (144 pp | Age 8+)
About the author
Carlos Rodrigues Gesualdi was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1963. After his
graduation in philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires, he worked as a headmaster and
university professor in various institutions. He spent some time in Spain and Venezuela and,
meanwhile, has been living near Cologne, Germany, for more than 15 years.
Beside his successful children’s books such as Raros peinados (Weird hairstyles), Golazo and
Una gata con todos los nombres del mundo (A cat with all the names of the world), he has
published several stories in various anthologies. His book Raros peinados became a classic in
Latin-American children’s literature. Apart from that, Carlos Rodrigues Gesualdi also writes
for the series España de arriba a abajo (Spain from top to bottom), published by
Schmetterling Verlag in Stuttgart, as well as bilingual short stories published by Amiguitos –
Sprachen für Kinder in Hamburg. He has been presented with awards for his works in Spain,
Ecuador and Argentina.
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Martina Klein
¡ZASKA!
Zaska has six hands, six feet and three heads, but it isn’t a
monster. Zaska are Lula, Nito and Beth, three siblings with a
mission: write a book! But they don’t know what to tell, so they
decide to look for adventures in order to have exiting stories to
tell afterwards. But the truth is they don’t know how to have
adventures either… But there is this magician, who sends them
to amazing, but also dangerous places…
(All other rights Penguin Random House)
About the author
Martina Klein was born in Argentina and grew up in Barcelona, Spain. She is a model,
televison presenter and humorist. The three characters in Zaska are inspired by her children.
Zaska is her first novel.
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Mario Levrero
Cuentos cansados (Tired stories)
Despite the fact that he feels very, very, very tired, the narrator of this heart-warming short
story cannot go to sleep before having told his eager listener Nicolás a story. And as soon as
he finishes a story, Nicolás begs him for more. Being just as tired as their narrator (and maybe
as the author himself), the characters of his stories fall asleep in every possible and impossible
place and position without noticing what is happening around them.
A refreshing and expressive work with an almost theatrical character, that combines
complexity with the clarity of a well-done short story.
Uruguay: in El portero y el otro, Arca, 1992 (6 pp | Age 4+)
El Sótano (The cellar)
Carlitos lives in a very special house with rooms that appear
every day. Things change always in a way that he never gets
to know them all. One day he discovers a cellar. The door is
closed with a locker and Carlitos starts to discover the secret
on the other side. When he asks his parents about what is
hidden on the other side, they strictly forbid him to enter.
Carlitos begins to search the keys that could leave him to the
mysteries of this hidden and forbidden room. His
grandmother, his grandfather, the head of gardeners know
details that can help or confuse him….on his attempt to
discover what is hidden in the
Uruguay: Alfaguara, 2008 (58 pp | Age 7+)
About the author
Mario Levrero (1940–2004) was an Uruguayan author with an extensive literary work
including stories, novels, essays and newspaper articles, but also a photographer, bookseller,
comic scriptwriter, humorist, creator of crossword puzzles and other ingenious games. He
became a reference in Latin American literature.
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Raquel Diaz Reguera
There’s only one mother, and all of them are here
There’s no mother like your own mother… but there are
many kinds of mothers! Some of them are Foretellers,
and they know everything, sometimes even before it
happens! Some others are Adventurous and they take
their children out for a new adventure at every chance.
There are Executive moms who work so much they have
developed the ability to do three things at the same time!
Some mothers are more creative, some are more
practical, but they all have one thing in common: they
love their kids more than they love themselves!
Spain: Lumen, 2013 (80 pp | All Age)
Look inside
These are the moms who take work home with them and back to the office without ever
getting a hair out of place. One moment she is talking about the exact amount of cough
medicine her kid is taking and in the next second, she is discussing some annual statistics on
interplanetary economies. Inevitably, she spends many hours in front of her laptop, but that
can’t stop her from caring for her kids at all times, since they are able to set up an improvised
office almost anywhere. They are the clear that women can do about hundreds of thousands
things at the same time. They are organized and efficient and in their planners you’ll find
work meetings and paediatrician appointments galore. When they are home, surrounded by
their kin, one would think they have six arms, because an Executive Mom can cook a stew
while writing an important report, playing Monopoly with the older kid and feeding the
youngest, all without ever losing track of the conversation she’s having on her phone about
the meeting she missed because the kid had a fever.
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Grannies. A Handbook
Kids tend to think that grandmothers are old and out of
touch with the modern world, but it’s easy to recognize a
super granny if one knows what to look for. A super granny
can line up for a week to get tickets for the One Direction
concert; she can cook a meal for 3 and feed 250 people; and
she can skydive to get the best spot at a crowded beach.
Grannies were once the coolest kids in town, and here’s a
handbook to spot every type of grandmothers.
Spain: Lumen, 2014 (64 pp. | All Age)
Look inside
Don’t be fooled by the classical look of many grannies. They may not be
fashionable but they know what’s going in the world because they are
lucky to have time for almost everything and they like to keep up to date.
There are no insurmountable distances and the world becomes small when
it comes to being close to their grandsons and understanding their
jargons. If they need to modernize their vocabulary and learn to use the
computer like they’ve done it all their lives, they do it. Some might say that
in their time there wasn’t anything of the likes of internet, or Skype or
Facebook or Whatsapp, but… who said these times aren’t their time as
well? Don’t they have a future, too? A supergranny can adapt to anything
if it’s necessary.
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Grannies from A to Z
In the magical universe of grannies one can find the
tastiest recipes, rollercoasters of memories and the
sweetest candies. Dreamy grannies tiptoe to catch
dreams while other grannies travel around the world or
weave the greatest stories. They all have their secrets,
their favourite objects and particular smells that
distinguish them. And some grannies seem to be the sum
of many grandmothers. This book presents twenty-nine
kinds of grannies. Can you tell what kind of granny is
your own?
Spain: Lumen, 2012 (80 pp. | All Age), Brazil: Sur Livros (rights sold)
Look inside
They always look like they just arrived from a far away fairy tale. Some experts insist that
they´ve seen them fly in through the bedroom window. The most particular trait of these
grannies is their unique stare, which changes colour depending on the story that comes to their
minds: blue iris is for fairy tales with clear skies and bright suns; leaf green for the stories
about enchanted forests; rich brown when they tell autumn
stories. They know all the words in the world and when to use
them right, that’s why nobody can beat them when it comes to
inventing characters that are always so real that some kids are
even able to touch them. They weave stories that leave their
grandchildren open-mouthed. Having a sleep-over at a Storyweaver granny’s place is always an adventure: it’s up to their
grandchildren to choose where they want their imagination to
travel to.
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Care Santos
Milena Pato Series #01: La rastreadora de historias
(Milena Pato Series #01: The history tracker)
Milena Pato is a ten-year-old girl. She would be perfect, except
for the fact that she’s always in trouble because she’s too used to
do what she mustn’t do. Since her grandmother told her that she
would be a writer one day, she has started to look for stories with
the help of her best friends, Frida and Sarai, and her cousin Teo.
In this first adventure, they help Diana and Nadia, two eccentric
and very absent-minded twins.
Spain: Montena (Spanish), 2012 (112 pp | Age 8+); Base (Catalan)
About the author
Care Santos was born in Mataró, Barcelona, in 1970. She is the author of a vast number of
publications including novels and short stories – literature both for young readers and adults.
She received many literary awards, such as the Narrative Prize of Alcalá de Henares, the
Alfonso de Cossío Short Story Prize, the Ateneo Joven from Seville, the Carmen Conde
Poetry Prize, and was shortlisted for the Primavera Novel Prize. Her books for children and
young readers were awarded the most important Spanish prizes: Protagonista Jove (2001),
Edebé (2001), Gran Anular (2004), Alandar (2005) and Barco de Vapor (2009).
More CH titles
Se vende mamá (Mum for sale), Spain: Ediciones SM, 2009 (176 pp)
Un camello en la cornisa (A camel in the cornice), Spain: Macmillan Iberia (Spanish,
Galician and Catalan), 2009. (48 pp)
Series
La agencia de detectives HO (The detective agency HO), Spain: Edebé, 2014. (192 pp)
Arcanus, Spain: Destino, 2007–2011. (184 pp)
El genio Ifigenio (The genius Ifigenius), Spain: Macmillan Iberia (Spanish, Galician and
Catalan), 2009. (76 pp)
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Esther Sanz
Yes, we dance
Yes, We Dance is the story of Martina, Sofia and Liu, inseparable
friends and fans of the BB Brothers. When they find out that
there’s going to be a contest in their neighbourhood to choose the
dancers for the boys’ next video clip, they have no doubts: they
are totally going for it! For this goal, the girls are willing to do
anything. But their dance skills are pretty basic, so they need to
train hard if they want to succeed. Besides, there are people
trying to get in their way, such as the Fashion Girls … Will
Martina, Sofia and Liu get what they want?
Spain: Penguin Random House (Spanish), 2015 (294 pp | Age 6+)
About the author
Esther Sanz (Barcelona, 1974) holds a degree in Journalism. She has written for women’s
magazines and currently works as an editor for a publisher of practical books. Since she was a
teenager, her greatest passion has been romantic literature.
After publishing Vive rápido, siente despacio (Talismán, 2007) and Los siete soles de la
felicidad (Umbriel, 2011), she engaged in a new adventure with the young adults’ trilogy El
bosque, an absorbing romantic thriller with a bit of fantasy, formed by El bosque de los
corazones dormidos (Montena, 2012), El jardín de las hadas sin sueño (Montena, 2013) and
La ciudad de la luna eterna (Montena, 2013). After a brief creative pause, she published Si el
amor es una isla (Destino), a novel inspired by the master works of British Romanticism, in
2014.
Other works
Si el amor es una isla (If love is an island), Spain: Destino, 2014 (296 pp | Age 14+).
The –Magic Forest-Trilogy:
El bosque de los corazones dormidos (The forest of the sleeping hearts), Spain: Montena
(Spanish and Catalan), 2011; Circulo de lectores; Italy: Edizioni Piemme SPA. (352 pp | Age
14+).
El jardin de las hadas sin sueño (The garden of the sleepless fairies), Spain: Montena, 2012.
(352 pp | Age 14+).
La ciudad de la luna eterna (The city of the everlasting moon), Spain: Montena, 2013. (352 pp
| Age 14+).
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Ana Alonso and Javier Pelegrín
La Reina de cristal I (The Crystal Queen I)
At the age of seventeen, all the young people of Hydra go through the
ritual of the sea, but only a few — mostly women — turn into sirens
and discover the gift of their new condition: clairvoyance, memory,
compassion … The day Kira discovered her gift began with a bad
dream. Yet, despite it, she had no idea of how much her life was
about to change: from the fishermen’s village to the court, palace
intrigues, power struggles between the fraternities, the war with Decia
… And in the middle of it all, Kira, the ultimate weapon, the Crystal
Queen, in conflict between love and treason to her people.
La Reina de cristal II (The Crystal Queen II)
Kira is in Decia, her enemies’ country, as a captive. She has been
taken there to prevent her people, Hydra, from using their magic gifts
in the war against the Decians. Because she is the Crystal Queen,
capable of ruling the waters. And, worst of all, everything is Edan’s
fault — Edan, the only man Kira has been really in love with. He has
offered her to his brother, King Kadar, who has made her his fiancée.
For her, there is no greater humiliation, and nevertheless, there is
something that prevents her from hating Kadar. After all, love and
hate can be two sides of the same coin. – The ending – treacheries,
ambition and love!
La Reina de cristal III (The Crystal Queen III)
Kira has become the queen of the Decians, people who hate her. She
is the Hydran foreigner who commands the waters, who has woken
up the damned, and caused a civil war … She can’t trust anyone —
not even her compatriot Ode, thirsty of power, nor Edan, the love of
her life. Driven to despair, she turns to an old witch, the only one
who might understand the nature of the Crystal Queen and the
conspiracy that hovers over her destiny, much more terrible than she
imagines …
Spain: Edebe, 2014. (240 pp | Age 12+)
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Odio el Rosa – Historia de Dani / Historia de Sara
(I hate pink – Dani’s story / Sara’s story)
It’s the year 2050: The western
democracies have fallen into a slow
and irreversible spiral of degeneration,
becoming authen-tic plutocracies. In a
globalized world, people’s signs of
identity are sold in the market, through
the most sophisticated tech-niques of
online advertising.
From
early
childhood on, boys and girls are
bombarded trough the internet and
social networks with advertising
tailored to their tastes, psychology and weaknesses, making them ideal consumers, so that all
their vital decisions will be conditioned by their aspirations as consumers. Even education has
only one goal: to create ideal consumers. – But Sara and Dani, two young people who
represent the large brands, try to recover their freedom. And in order to do that, they need to
break the rules.
Spain: Oxford, 2014 (399 pp / 407 pp | Age 14+)
About the authors
Ana Alonso (1970) graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of León and completed
her studies in Scotland and Paris. So far, she has published eight collections of poetry and
won – amongst others – the prizes Poesía Hiperión (2005), Ojo crítico de poesía (2006),
Antonio Machado (Baeza, 2007) and the Alfons el Magnànim València award for poetry in
Spanish (2008). She has published 22 YA books within the collection Pizca de Sal (Anaya) as
well as several children’s books for Oxford.
Javier Pelegrín (1967) graduated in Spanish at the University of Murcia and completed his
studies in Paris and Turin. He works as a high school teacher in Toledo.
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Santi Baró
La Lluna de Gel (Ice moon)
La lluna de gel narrates the true story of a girl who fled from
prostitution. Young Ileana, the protagonist, recalls very vividly
her origins in a village in the Romanian region of Moldavia, the
poorest in the country. When she was only fourteen years old, her
parents sent her away with two of her brothers to work in
Bucharest, since they couldn’t support her. In the capital, Ileana
found much more than an underpaid job; she found modelling
agencies that could make her dreams come true. Thus begins the
story of a girl who, at sixteen, is harassed by a worldwide
prostitution network. This is history with fictional characters,
scenes, settings and situations, but with a heart that beats
vigorously.
Spain: Barcanova (Catalan), March 2011, SM (Spanish) 2015 (192 pp | 14+)
About the author
Santi Baró was born in Olesa de Montserrat (Barcelona) in 1965. At a very young age, driven
by his experiences at the Passion of Olesa, he decided he wanted to be a playwright and actor.
But things didn’t turn out the way he wanted them to, and at only sixteen, he was working as a
jeweller in the workshop of his parents’ jewellery shop. Little by little, nevertheless, having
done all kinds of odd jobs, Baró finally caught up with his old dream, nowadays writing
novels instead of plays.
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Rocio Carmona
Huziel significa te quiero (Huziel means I love you)
Zoe is a shy college student who decides to prepare a paper on language
spoken in ancient Atlantis. For this she contacts a guy who claims that he
sings in Atlantean. An incredible story that combines romance with action
and fantasy that you can not miss.
Spain: La Galera, 2015 (348 pp | Age 14+)
Robinson Girl
The day after her she turned 18, Ona wakes up on a paradisiacal beach.
She walks through a desolate landscape and finally admits the obvious: she
is a castaway. Soon she realizes that she is not alone: there is also a young
man of delicate appearance and strange behaviour…
El corazón de Hannah
Hannah is living in an isolated Amish community. Daniel, a journalist and
photographer, is doing an report on her village. When they fall in love her
parents don’t approve and Daniel is expelled from the village. Hannah now
has to leave her closed world in order to reach Daniel.
About the author
Rocío Carmona is Chief Editor in Urano and Tendencias, singer of the band Nikosia, and the
author of the successful La gramática del amor. Avid reader of romantic novels, she distilled
in this unforgettable title the essence of the best works in the genre through an inspiring
adventure. It became quickly a bestseller, and was translated into six languages. In her second
novel, El corazón de Hannah, she managed to reach again great heights of emotion. With
Robinson Girl she won the Jaén Award for YA fiction in 2013. Now she presents Huziel, an
unforgetable novel.
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Justine Evans
El Octavo Clan (The Eighth Clan)
What used to be the flourishing city of New York is now a ruin of
glass and metal, submerged in polluted water, with only the top floors
of the skyscrapers poking out. The few survivors of the catastrophe
have divided into clans and specialized their crafts to find a means of
living. Survival, however, is a constant fight, because resources are
scarce in the city now called Nyork by its inhabitants.
In this hostile environment, there is little hope for the small group of
Seagrass Shepherds, the only remaining members of their clan that
have not been enslaved or killed by the omnipotent Techs and their
assassins, the Predators. Belonging to the weakest clans of Nyork,
they live in the lower apartments touching the water, under the
constant threat of being attacked by one of the dreadful monsters that lie in wait beneath the
surface.
As their leader, it is young Syren’s responsibility to assure their survival during the cold
period that is approaching. Surrounded by enemies, there is only a remote chance that either
of the seven clan members will make it. Then, suddenly, Logan comes to their world, and
with him the chance of a better life for all of them. But in order to achieve this, the Seagrass
Shepherds have to confront their worst enemies and accept the risk that not all of them will
make it. In their incessant struggle to survive, Syren has to realize more than once that
following the voice of her heart is not always the best choice for the rest of the clan –
especially when it comes to Logan.
A thrilling fantasy novel with a breath-taking plot full of love, hatred, jealousy, conspiracy,
courage and revenge, that shows how hard it can be to put one’s wishes aside for the good of
the community. All this happens in front of the impressive scenery of a semi-submerged New
York that is slowly being recaptured by nature.
Spain: Ediciones B (Spanish and Catalan), April 2015 (294 pp | Age 16+); Brasil: Rocco.
About the author
Justine Evans was born in Nebraska. From an early age on, she devoured every book that fell
into her hands. Her passion for storytelling has persisted up to now, when she devotes her
time to writing the stories she imagines. El Octavo Clan is her first novel.
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Carlos Fajardo Calpe
Blackout
In his dystopian debut novel, Carlos Fajardo Calpe paints a dark
vision of the future: In a post-apocalyptic world where electricity,
technology and modern achievements have vanished over night
and the urge to survive in the midst of destruction and savagery
predominates over everything else, only the strongest will
survive.
It has been four years, since the mysterious power outage set back
society to the Stone Age and Lucas arrived to the small selfsufficient farm far away from the city where he was born. To
keep the little community alive, it is strictly forbidden to leave the
valley they live in. But when Mara, the girl he’s in love with,
suddenly falls ill, Lucas and his friends decide to leave
nevertheless and search for the medicine that can save her life. A breath-taking journey begins
– through a world in which nobody can be trusted and other survivors can be your worst
enemies. But although there is only a remote chance to find the life-saving medicine, his love
for Mara prevents Lucas from giving up, even when all hope seems to be gone.
A gripping novel with constant unexpected plot twists and a shocking ending that shows a
scenario which doesn’t seem unlikely in our industrialized world where almost everything
depends on technology.
Spain: Círculo de Lectores, 2014 (316 pp | Age 14+); ArrobaBooks (e-book), 2014 (344 pp).
About the author
Carlos Fajardo Calpe was born in Barcelona and has been working as a journalist for La
Vanguardia and El Observador amongst others. During his career, he mainly reported on
conflicts in various parts of the world.
Apart from dedicating himself to his great passion for cinema, literature, comics and history,
he is currently working in the editorial sector. Blackout is his first novel.
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Inés Garland
Piedra, papel o tijera (Stone, paper or scissors)
In the 1960s, Alma lives with her parents in Buenos
Aires. They spend the weekends in their house on an
island of the Delta del Tigre. There, Alma meets
Carmen and Marito, the children of her neighbour,
Doña Angela. They become friends and spend the
weekends of their childhood together. Alma is not
aware of the social differences between her friends’
and her parents’ world, her possibilities and the
difficulties that her friends will have to face. In their
paradise, these things have no importance.
Then, the military dictatorship takes over power. Alma, a non-political, privileged girl,
ignores this reality. She falls in love with Marito and her only goal is to conquer him. She
doesn’t realize that her friends belong to an underground organization that fights against the
government until they disappear. Only then she begins to understand that things will never be
the same as before. 30 years later, Alma visits Doña Angela and her only grandson –
Carmen’s son. He was born in prison and survived the dictatorship. For many years and with
the help of many people, they had searched for him…
Argentina: Alfaguara juvenil, 2009 (192 pp.; age 14+); Uruguay: Criatura Editorial; Germany:
Fischer, 2013 (young readers); France: L’école des loisirs, 2014; Netherlands: to be published by
Querido.
About the author
Inés Garland works as a free-lance journalist and coordinates creative writing workshops. Her
collection of short stories, Una Reina Perfecta, received a prize by a National Arts’ Fund jury
in 2005. Besides, several of the stories in the book were awarded Latin-American prizes and
the title story, A Perfect Queen, was translated into English for the National Welsh Review.
Garlands short stories have been published in several issues of the literary magazine La mujer
de mi vida and she was chosen for the section “El elegido” to celebrate the magazines’ fifth
anniversary. Her novel Piedra, papel o tijera was elected Best Novel of the Year by ALIJA,
the Argentinean Children’s and Young Adult’s Literature Association. It was translated into
French and German (Wie ein unsichtbares Band) and awarded with the Deutscher
Jugendliteraturpreis 2014.
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Gemma Lienas
El rastro brillante del caracol
Sam is a 16 year-old and has Asperger’s syndrome, a mild variety of
autism. He is a computers crack, but has few friends, and it’s hard for
him to interact with others in ordinary life. One day he meets Martina.
He likes her a lot, but he doesn’t know how to get closer to her, and soon
he discovers that there are strange things going on in her life…
Spain: Fanbooks, 2014 (Catalan); Planeta, 2014 (Spanish), (352 pp | Age 12+)
About the author
Gemma Lienas (Barcelona, 1951) is a writer, and regular contributor to mass media. She is
the author of more than eighty books, some of them for young adults, such as Callejón sin
salida, Así es la vida, Carlota (IBBY Mention of Honor, 1990), El diario violeta de Carlota
(Unesco Award for tolerance) or Billete de ida y vuelta (La Odisea Award, 1998). She has
also written children’s books, such as mistery series La Tribu de Camelot, and the emotional
education series El hada
Menta, as well as books for adults, including Atrapada en el espejo, El final del juego
(Ramon Llull Award, 2003), and Anoche soñé contigo.
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Francesc Miralles & Javier Ruescas
Pulsaciones
Elia just woke up from a coma and is a little lost. The last thing she
remembers is a concert and a phrase: “I can not give you back your
song, but I can show you how to dance the fish.” Now that her
parents bought her a Smartphone, Elia finally has access to
Heartbits ( a program line WhatsApp ) s readers and we are
witnesses of all their conversations. With the help of her best friend,
Sue, Elia will attempt to recover the three days forgotten and,
meanwhile, will meet Tommy, an American exchange student;
Marion , a girl with half burnt face attending group therapy, and
Phoenix, a stranger who loves aphorisms.
Spain: SM, 2013 (Spanish); Cruïlla, 2013 (Catalan), (200 pp | 12+)
About the authors
Francesc Miralles has been awarded with several prestigious literary awards and lots of his
books have become bestsellers and has been translated to more than 15 languages. Javier
Ruescas is a brilliant young voice of YA literature in Spanish and a social networks
phenomenon.
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Moon River
SERIES: El clan de los náufragos (The clan of the shipwrecked)
In the lives of Victor, Martina, Lauren, Abril and Max, signs are pointing to doom. When
destiny brings them together, they won’t blow this chance, but found the „clan of the
shipwrecked“. It offers them a piece of solid ground on which they can share their doubts and
wishes, grow together, overcome their nightmares and even fall in love. But nevertheless, they
are no massive, indestructible sea wall. Instead, every one of them stays a single rock in the
surf, independent from each other – and very different. Still, they support each other and resist
the headwind …
#1: De aquí a al luna … y vuelta (From here to the moon ... and back)
One Sunday afternoon, Victor has nothing better to do than,
time and again, taking the Underground Number 3 in search
of inspiration. In the literal sense of the word, he is an
“underground poet” who finds his muses “under the ground.”
Then, he exchanges glances with a girl who seems to be fallen
straight out of heaven …
Martina has been sitting the whole day on the platform, trying
to find the strength to take the next train. She is absolutely
afraid to do so. Fortunately, Victor “saves” her by inviting her
to have a cup of hot chocolate at the next station. At their
table, there are two female students supposed to jointly write a
thesis although they are totally different: Lauren is annoyed
with the whole world, but luckily, Abril believes in the power
of destiny and immediately talks to Victor and Martina.
When Max, the waiter, joins them, they find that any of them aimlessly drifts through life,
even if each in his or her own way. They are shipwrecked, but from this moment on, they
have something to hold on to: each other.
A novel about friendship, impossible dreams and love: the perfect book to read during a
sunny afternoon, sitting in the shade of a tree and enjoying the first breezes of spring.
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#2: Por una sonrisa un beso (A kiss for a smile)
Víctor, Martina, Lauren, Abril and Max are closer than
ever... Especially Martina and Max. Finally they are dating!
But her parents do not let her have her own life. Martina will
have to fight for her dreams, but, will they be the same as
Max’s?
April is in a tough spot: she has to face alone the
reappearance of her mother. She and Víctor are in love, but
as one lives in Boston and the other in Barcelona, distance
might prove to have more power than love...
And Lauren is on the brink of success: she has been casted
for a TV series that might catapult her to stardom... or
absolute failure!
Whatever happens, whoever they face, nothing can separate
them... or can’t it? At their return from vacations, the
Castaway’s Clan gathers again at their isle in the Barcelona Eixample district. Only two
months have passed, but everything has changed.
Víctor, the gang’s underground poet, is living his American dream with a scholarship to
attend a poetry campus. He is in a complicated long-distance relationship with Abril, who is
having one of the hardest times in her life: after a decade without news from her mother, she
has made contact... Martina, on her side, is fighting a double war against her parents, who
oppose that someone of her social status pursues a degree in Art and, moreover, have
forbidden her to see Max. Meanwhile, he is saving money secretly to leave his foster home
and move in with her when he is eighteen.
Lauren, the toughest – and luckiest – girl in the Clan, has got a supporting role as an actress in
a TV series and now has to struggle with fame every time she steps into the street.
About the author
Moon River is the pseudonym of two authors who have joined forces to write El Clan de los
Náufragos (The clan of the shipwrecked). Moon grew up among books by Enid Blyton and
adventure novels, dreaming of becoming one of their protagonists some day. Reaching
adulthood, she decided to create worlds and characters with her own words so she would not
have to let go of those summer evenings on treasure islands and tree houses. River is a
journalist and the author of many YA novels. As a kid, he was an avid reader of the Three
Detectives and the Secret Seven’s exploits. He found out that he loved writing YA novels
after a long trip to Asia.
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Jordi Ollorquequi
Exo
In his imaginative debut novel, Jordi Olloquequi introduces the
reader to the most important concepts of biology, showing how
thrilling and entertaining science can be:
Ziggy is an extraterrestrial teenager with a great passion for
earthly rock music, who wins a trip to our planet to find out
more about it. Quite soon, he falls in love with the young
earthling biologist Eva – although relationships with people
from other planets are completely forbidden. Thanks to Eva,
Ziggy gets to know all about the climate change that is currently
threatening the existence of all living creatures on earth. Soon,
the scientific committee of his planet that observes his activities
on earth instructs him to explore a human cell from the inside.
Together with Eva and the robot Tryton that accompanies Ziggy
on his trip, Ziggy starts a breathtaking journey through the human body. This trip initiates
them into the secrets of our metabolism. But when Eva’s roommate suddenly falls seriously
ill, Eva and Ziggy are shocked to find out that all the while, Tryton has been on another secret
mission, the consequences of which neither of them could have imagined …
About the author
Jordi Olloquequi, born in 1982, has a PhD in Cell Biology and lectures at the University of
Barcelona. For more than seven years, he did research in the field of Biomedicine, and has
published in international journals. He is also a member of two rock bands. With his first
novel, he wants to share his passion for Biological Science in an attractive manner with the
readers.
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Alejandro Palomas
Un hijo (A son)
Un hijo is a crossover novel full of tenderness and intrigue that
readers of The curious incident of the dog in the night-time will
love.
Guille is an introvert child with a permanent smile and a
passionate reader. His favourite is Mary Poppins. He has only
one friend, Nazia, a girl from Pakistan. So far, so good. But
hidden behind his calm façade, there is a world as fragile as a
house of cards and a mystery waiting to be solved. The pieces of
this puzzle comprise a father in crisis, an absent mother, a
scheming teacher and a psychologist, who tries to get to the
bottom of Guil
A choral novel suffused with deep feelings, tenderness, with
words that are left unspoken and an enthralling mystery.
Alejandro Palomas has created a real child that thinks, behaves and reacts as a child. Maybe
as a fantastic one, but as a child with secrets, with great sadness and courage. A story with a
taste noir and The little prince flavouring, written with intelligence and affection, a novel that
does justice to children.
Spain: La Galera (Spanish and Catalan), March 2015 (288 pp | Age 16+)
About the author
Alejandro Palomas (Barcelona, 1967) graduated in English philology from the University of
Barcelona, before doing his master’s degree in Poetry at the New College of San Francisco.
He translated the works of Katherine Mansfield, Gertrude Stein, Willa Cather and Jack
London, amongst others.
Beside his contributions to several newspapers and publications, Palomas published various
adult books and a poetry collection that have been translated into eight languages. His latest
adult novel La madre was met with great success in Spain. Palomas was nominated for
several awards in his homeland. Un hijo is his first novel for young and adult readers alike.
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Núria Pradas
Nebbia
Nebbia is a Gothic novel set in the fascinating Venice of the 18th
century. A mysterious oath enfolds the secrets that torture
Goia’s soul with sharp and painful letters. In fact, the mysteries
that the young woman inherited from her mother, who – just
before dying – entrusted her to a dear sister living in Venice, are
numerous. Thus, Nebbia takes us into playful and carnivalesque
setting, with dark and threatening hidden corners. In aunt
Gertrude’s magnificent mansion, where Goia now lives, luxury
is mixed with a terrible feeling, a deep sadness that comes with
ominous forebodings.
Spain: Bromera (Catalan), 2014 (296 pp | Age 14+)
About the author
Núria Pradas (Barcelona, 1954) is part of a generation to whom, according to her own words,
“many things were denied, among them their own culture”. She graduated in Catalan
Philology in 1980 and began teaching Catalan Language and Literature in several schools,
until she got a permanent position in the Mistral school in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, where she
worked for over twenty years. In Sant Feliu, she started a juvenile theatre company, since
theatre is her great passion. It was by writing stage plays that she entered the world of
literature. She published her first book in 1995. So far, Pradas has published over forty books
and collaborated with a number of publishing houses. One of her most recent works is the
noteworthy trilogy Grandes Viajes (Heka, Raidho and Koknom), published by Bambú both in
Catalan and Spanish. She won the Carlemany award for her novel Sota el mateix cel. At
present, she lives in the small town of Sant Esteve Sesrovires (Baix Llobregat).
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Ricardo Riera
Dragún-Triology
I. Dragún
II. El habitante de la sombra (The inhabitant of the shadow)
III. El espejo y la piel (The mirror and the skin)
Dragún
When the once great city of Silam is destroyed, Lea, the last survivor, is
sheltered and trained by the mighty dragons of Xinji. Honouring their old
allegiance to mankind, they help her to become a Dragoon, a powerful
warrior with the knowledge of old and forgotten skills. Armed with this
power, young Lea fights to accomplish her one goal: destroy the demon
Yoshamaat, who brought doom upon her people. But every great power
comes at a great price, and Lea will soon learn that the road to vengeance
might bring her dangerously close to her own destruction.
Venezuela: Plaza & Janés, 2010; Spain: Montena, 2012. (332 pp | Age 14+)
El habitante de la sombra (The inhabitant of the shadow)
Four years after defeating the demon Yoshamaat, Lea-Naa still searches desperately for a way
to bring back her friend and mentor Zágor, who was banished to the demon world as a price
for her victory. Now, when everything seems lost, Lea-Naa finds the answer in the
Brotherhood of the Smoking Mirror, a mysterious order of sorcerers who claim to be able to
help her. With them, Lea-Naa goes on a long journey filled with new and unknown dangers,
but none of them as terrible as the mysterious secret that the brotherhood keeps under their
citadel. It is there, in the dark tunnels of the order, that the shadow-dweller hides, and with
him a great and terrible power that will change Lea-Naa’s life forever.
About the author
Ricardo Riera was born in Valencia (Venezuela) in 1978. He majored in Spanish and LatinAmerican Literature at the Andrés Bello Catholic University (Caracas, Venezuela) and the
University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain). At the age of 18, he became a finalist for the 1st
Children & Young Adult Literary Award by Norma-Fundalectura. In the field of fantasy
fiction, he has published the novels Dragún (Plaza & Janés, 2010; Montena, 2012) and
Burami y el Rey Rojo (Íkaro Ediciones, 2014) as well as a volume of short stories, Damas,
bestias y otras (Ìkaro Ediciones, 2012). He currently lives in Berlin.
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Care Santos
Amaranta
Amaranta is the only daughter of the directors of Bancomundo,
who try to educate her to follow their steps. However, she is a
free spirit: she wants to have a normal life and be a stage
actress… For her eighteenth birthday, her mother organizes a big
party, and invites the country’s high society. But Amaranta feels
very lonely among so much luxury. She is more interested in
Isma, the mysterious and handsome bartender, than in Sergio, the
boy whom her parents would like her to date…
Spain: Montena (Spanish), 2014; Grup 62 (Catalan) (249 pp | Age 12+)
About the author
Care Santos was born in Mataró, Barcelona, in 1970. She is the author of a vast number of
publications including novels and short stories – literature both for young readers and adults.
She received many literary awards, such as the Narrative Prize of Alcalá de Henares, the
Alfonso de Cossío Short Story Prize, the Ateneo Joven from Seville, the Carmen Conde
Poetry Prize, and was shortlisted for the Primavera Novel Prize. Her books for children and
young readers were awarded the most important Spanish prizes: Protagonista Jove (2001),
Edebé (2001), Gran Anular (2004), Alandar (2005) and Barco de Vapor (2009).
More titles for young readers
Bel: amor más allá de la muerte (Bel: love beyond death), Spain: SM (Spanish), 2009 (448 pp
| Age 12+), Cruilla (Catalan); France: Du Seuil; Germany: Baumhaus; Portugal: Planeta.
Crypta, Spain: Espasa Calpe, 2010 (288 pp | Age 12+).
Esta noche no hay luna llena (Tonight, there’s no full moon), Spain: SM, 2012 (230 pp | Age
12+).
Tengo tanto que contarte (I’ve got so much to tell you), Spain: Planeta, 2013, written jointly
with Escudero Angeles (256 pp| cross-over).
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Cliff Seymour
Los secretos del Viejo Horace
Scott is 27 years old and the only thing he can brag of until now
is to have failed in each and every aspects of his life. After
giving up two degrees, he has passed through different jobs
without taking roots in any of them. Love has been a constant
failure for him, too. Since his last girlfriend abandoned him,
Scott feels his life as an endless desert. With his self-esteem on
minimum, he is forced to accept a simple – and apparently underpaid job in his own building. Since the first day, the
hermit-like tenant of the attic will ask Scott to play snakes and
ladders with him, which Scott has not played since he was a kid.
Very soon, Scott will discover that the elder uses the squares of
the board to give him essential lessons – one every morning- for
his life. This simple pastime (created by the Greek soldiers
during the Troy’s siege) will help Horace to teach Scott the keys
of the art of living and how to repair those mistakes that led him to failure until now. While
the mornings pass by among coffees, rounds and conversations, Scott will begin to understand
the cause and effect that has given shape to his present. However, Horace will also advise him
that knowing the rules of the game is not enough. Once you are aware of the tramps and
dangers, the labyrinths and shortcuts, you must be brave enough to move forward the board of
life with courage and sense of adventure.
Spain: Nuve de tinta, Penguin Random House, 2015 (208 pp | cross-over)
About the author
Cliff Seymour is a journalist. He spends the whole year working and living along the US,
Japan and Southern Europe. From an early age, he was deeply attracted by the symbolism of
the games and their relation to the realization of the challenges and stages of life.
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Inaki Echeverría
Padre abrumado (An overworked father)
In his humorous cartoon compila-tion, Inaki Eche-verría shows that being a father can be very
hard at times. Despite all efforts to pamper his little girl, the protagonist’s parental care does
not always pay off. Because, after all, little girls know very well how to get their own way –
even when dad is tired and stressed out.
This funny and entertaining book gives an insight into the everyday situations that a father has
to struggle with.
Spain, Argentina, Mexico: to be published by Random House .
About the author
The illustrator and cartoonist Inaki Echeverría was born in Argentina in 1974. He collaborates
with publishing houses and print media there and in several foreign countries. His works are
published weekly in the newspaper Página/12 and monthly in the magazine Fierro.
Echeverría has participated in numerous exhibitions, such as “Nos tocó hacer reír”,
“Encuentro Federal de la Palabra” and “Buenos Aires Negra”. Since 2013, he has painted
murals denouncing female sex slavery and trafficking during important literary events like the
Buenos Aires International Book Fair. He also takes part in a series of events of the Fondo
Nacional de las Artes, where he paints live, accompanying narrative and poetry recitals.
Other works
Beya (co-authored with Gabriela Cabezón Cámara), graphic novel, Argentina: Eterna
Cadencia, 2013 (128 pp).
Muffins, graphic novel, Argentina: Manoescrita, 2011 (64 pp).
Negro al 10 (co-authored with Santiago Maisonnave), graphic novel, Argentina: Manoescrita,
2010 (112 pp).
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Carla Baredes & Ileana Lotosztain
Vitamin, where are you?
Original and fun images made entirely of food invite the little
ones to work out what they are and what vitamins are for. Ideas
to help children enjoy a varied and healthy diet.
Food Carving Illustrations by Luciana Fernández
Argentina: Iamiqué, 2012 (32 pp | Age 5+)
(All other translation rights CBQ agencia literaria)
Abuelas with Identity
This book tells the story of the “Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo”movement and their restored grandchildren. It highlights the
importance of the collective struggle for democracy and human
rights and leaves us a message against indifference and impunity. A
lesson of peace and non-violence.
Illustrated by Eleonora Arroyo
About the authors
Carla Baredes and Ileana Lotersztain are the directors of the argentine editorial Iamiqué. They
work together since 1997 and have collaborated in several projects and created different series of
books that explain scientific topics to children.
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Ellen Duthie & Daniela Martagón
I, Person
I, Person is both a book and a game. It comes in a box and is an
invitation to play and think about some of the big philosophical
questions about personal identity and artificial intelligence.
Through the questions prompted by the scenes in the box, the readerplayer can go building their own definition of ‘person’ and go
establishing the implications being a person has in terms of rights
and responsibilities, intelligence and emotions, and knowledge and
learning.
Cruelty Bites
Cruelty Bites is the first in the Visual Philosophy for Children series
by Wonder Ponder. Half-way between a book and a game, it comes
in a box and invites readers to think about cruelty and our
relationship with cruelty in a playful and careful way.
Engaging scenes and intriguing questions prompt reflection and
discussion encouraging children to develop their own thoughts and
arguments and to build a visual and conceptual map of the issue
addressed in each box.
Each box contents
• 14 illustrated scenes
• More than 100 carefully worded questions
• 3 blank cards for own scenes and questions
• Visual philosophical guide-map
• A-3 thematic poster
Spain: Wonder Ponder, 2014 (Cruelty Bites), 2015 (I, Person) (Age 8+)
About the series
Wonder Ponder, Visual Philosophy for Children, is an innovative interdisciplinary project that
uses thought-provoking visuals to help readers aged eight and over develop their own
philosophical maps on a range of philosophical issues, fostering fun, critical and independent
thinking. The project includes the publication of a series of six boxes, each of them on a specific
philosophical topic, and a website containing free, quality educational support materials to use
with the boxes. The project also includes designing and launching an online magazine that aims
to become a philosophy for children site for practitioners but also seeks to reach a broader
audience and build an online community for wondering and pondering together.
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José Nesis & Paula Szuster
From Family to Family
A folder travelled from house to house. Each child introduced
him or herself and talked about who they lived with, what their
families were like, the things they enjoyed doing, and others they
felt like sharing with everyone. 15 stories and 15 illustrators
bring us 15 very different families. Or then again, maybe not so
different…
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Curious Dreams
An ideal series for younger children to take their first steps in the world of science. As he
dreams, the main character investigates and finds out why animals have the shapes they have.
Books in which information and image join together to investigate, discover and carry on asking
questions. The perfect formula to awaken a love for reading, art and knowledge.
This Isn’t my Tail
Joaquin will find out that animals have very different kinds of tails and
that all of them prove to be very useful for their owners.
Text by Carla Baredes & Ileana Lotersztain
Plasticine illustrations by Luciana Fernández
Those Aren’t my Legs
Sophie will find out that animals have very different kinds of legs and
that all of them are very useful for their owners. And what’s so special
about Sophie’s feet?
Découpage illustrations by Istvansch
Those Aren’t my Ears
Lola will find out that different animal have lots of different kinds of
ears all of them very useful to their owners. And what’s so special about
Lola’s own ears?
By Carla Baredes & Ileana Lotersztain
Collage & high reliefs illustrations by Luciana Fernández
Argentina: Iamiqué 2004 (24 pp | Age 4+)
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Science for counting
Numbers are everywhere you look… and they’re also hidden in nature. Discovering them is a
perfect excuse for getting started on reading information books. Beautiful images and an
innovative and attractive aesthetic. A captivating series from 1 to 10!
Your Body from 1 to 10
Count round and find out how you can tell when food’s off,
where your food goes after you’ve eaten it, why you can breathe
even though you’re asleep and all the interesting things your
fingers can do.
Photographs by Pablo Grancharoff
Bugs from 1 to 10
Discover what’s so special about a scorpion’s tail, how a praying
mantis works out to grow, how many spots a ladybird’s got, how
glow-worms send messages and why ants’ mouths are
úberstrong.
Text by Carla Baredes & Ileana Lotersztain,
Illustrated by paleoartist Gustavo Encina
Dinosaurs from 1 to 10
Find out why Maiasaurs were ‘good mothers’, how
Styracosaurus defended itself from attackers, and what was so
special about Carnotaurus.
By Carla Baredes & Ileana Lotersztain,
Illustrated by paleoartist Gustavo Encina
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The Moon from 1 to 10
Find out why the moon doesn’t fly away from the Earth, why we
always see the same face in the moon, what eclipses are, why
there are so many craters on the moon and what kind of telescope
Galileo used to observe the moon.
By Mariano Ribas
The Solar System from 1 to 10
Take a look and find out what the Sun is made of, what space
stations are for, what asteroids are, the difference between a
shooting star and a meteorite and who the first explorer on Mars
was.
Extinct Animals from 1 to 10
Read and find out why Titanis was called “terror bird” and what
is the difference between elephants and mamuts, among other
curious things animals that no longer exist did or had.
Illustrated by Paleoartist Gustavo Encina
Sea Dwellers from 1 to 10
Take a journey and find out what’s so special about the flatfish’s
eyes, how a leatherback turtle manages to stay warm and how the
mimic octopus tricks its predators.
By Mariela Kogan & Ileana Lotersztain
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Science Soup
This series leads children to the discovery that science is both fascinating and present in many of
the activities we do on a daily basis.
Chemistry Even in Your Soup!
How does an airbag work? Why are pencils like diamonds? Why
do fizzy drinks go flat? Why do we cry when we chop onions?
Discover the wonders of this enthralling subject!
Text by Silvana Fucito & Ileana Lotersztain
Illustrated by Pablo Picyk
Ecology Even in Your Soup!
What is it all made of? What happens when a species dies out?
What does it mean to be a responsible consumer? What is the
greenhouse effect? Discover more about it!
Text by Mariela Kogan & Ileana Lotersztain
Illustrated by Pablo Picyk
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What Beasts!
This series has the tricky task of trying to explain why animals are the way they are. Based on
the theory of evolution, the information is enhanced with oddities from the past and beautiful
illustrations. As the icing on the cake, there is a final reflection on protecting the environment.
How Did Zebra Get Its Stripes?
Get to know some of the weapons animals use to avoid getting
devoured by predators: from the most elaborate camouflages over
the deadliest venom to the wackiest strategies.
Illustrated by Gonzalo García Rodriguez
Why Do Elephants Have Long Trunks?
Learn about some fascinating facts about what animals do at
dinner time: from the most sophisticated tools over the most
revolting table manners to the most disgusting dishes.
Illustrated by Gonzalo García Rodriguez
Why Are Peacocks so Handsome?
Discover the strategies animals use to get a mate: from the most
romantic courtships to the most bloodthirsty couples, from the
most fretful parents to the most dangerous relationships.
Illustrated by Esteban Tolj
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Questions to Make Your Hair Stand on End
This series gives simple answers to some of the mysteries of everyday life. From two central
ideas, the book opens out into a range of questions, answers, challenges and experiments. The
information is backed up with fun illustrations, a dose of humour and curious facts.
The Sun and the Earth for Curious Kids
Discover why things don’t fall upwards, where the Sun goes at night,
why it’s hot in the summer and why wool keeps you warm are just
some of the crazy questions that this book answers.
Illustrated by Rocío Alejandro
Light and Colours for Curious Kids
Find out why you can’t see when the lights are out, why red roses
look red, where the moonlight comes from and why paintings are
coloured, plus lots more.
Illustrated by María Lavezzi
Earthquakes and Volcanoes for Curious Kids
Find out what lies at the center of the Earth, what tsunamis are,
where lava comes from, what islands are, plus a whole lot more.
With a host of e-ideas to boost reading and learning.
By Fernando Simonotti & Gabriela Baby
Illustrated by Javier Basile
Storms and Tornadoes for Curious Kids
Discover what are clouds made of, why does it rain stones, how is
lighting formed, where do hurricanes come from and lots more.
By María Inés Campos & Andrés
Cosarinsky. Illustrated by Eugenia Nobati
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Things weren’t Always like this
Things haven’t existed forever, and they haven’t always been the way we know them now. This
series looks at what lies behind each thing: people of flesh and blood, years of work, successes,
failures, dreams, frustrations and even strokes of luck. An original and funny look at the history
of objects and technology, ideal for enjoying with all the family.
Books Weren’t Always Like This
A fascinating journey through the history of books and the printing
press. Find out how many skins were used to make a Bible, why antique
books were erased without trace, who copied them out one by one, or
the connection between wine and printing.
By Gabriel Glasman & Ileana Lotersztain
Movies Weren’t Always Like This
In the history of the movies there is an abundance of creative people,
customs, ways of life, technological progress… From the first public
screening in France to the arrival of television in homes, a large part of
the 20th century is told through the movies and its creators.
By Marcelo Cerdá, Patricio Fontana & Pablo R. Medina
Bathrooms Weren’t Always Like This
A look at the history of personal hygiene full of fascinating stuff like the
invention of the toilet, luxury Roman baths, what astronauts do with
their waste products, how the first sewers were built and much more.
By Federico Kukso & Ileana Lotersztain
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School Wasn’t Always Like This
An entertaining trip through the history of education, harking back
to the times when school was a privilege for a few. Children wore
donkeys’ ears, women weren’t allowed to teach, left-handers had to
write right-handed and there was no playtime. A sideways glance at
history, promoting group identity and respect for diversity.
By Pablo Pineau & Carla Baredes
Medicine Wasn’t Always Like This
An interesting look at the history of medicine, recreating the
moments when doctors were sorcerers, operations were done
without anaesthesia, surgeons weren’t doctors but hairdressers and
people died of illnesses that are easily curable today. History told
through the scientific discoveries and advances that made medicine
what it is today.
By Martín de Ambrosio & Ileana Lotersztain
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Strange Destinations
Written in a tour guide format –with sections like What to take, What to do, Places to see– each
title takes a profound and entertaining trip to an intriguing and unlikely destination. A series
designed for those who dream of travelling to Neptune, exploring the Milky Way or spending a
season on the North Pole… Ideal for dreamers and the inquisitive.
Solar System Tour Guide
Seven strange destinations for those looking for a holiday One of
a kind! A detailed, original and funny description of each of the
planets in the Solar System. Every “visit” ends up with a list of
the planet’s main features and includes information on space
missions which have visited them and details of official websites
that update the information every day.
By Mariano Ribas & Carla Baredes
Scientific Detectives
As Detective Intringulis cracks a case, this series shows how science helps to solve crimes. A
highly original combination of information book and detective story.
“Detective Intríngulis and the theft of the Mona Louisa”
The investigation of an art theft gives an explanation of the
techniques and know-how involved in forensic science: what are
fingerprints and how are they collected, how does the lie detector
work, how can you tell if a painting is authentic, etc. Also includes
activities, anecdotes from the world of art and famous detectives
from literature.
By Amaicha Depino & Carla Baredes
illustrated by Fabián Mezquita
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YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
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Gemma Lienas
Los diarios de Carlota (series)
Los diarios de Carlota is a series of non fiction books for teenagers, told by
a teen.
Carlota talks about gender equality, sex education, violence, drugs, and
humans rights...
Spain: Planeta, 2013 (272 pp | Age 12+)
All titles in this series
El diario rojo de Carlota, Spain: Planeta, 2004 (336 pp | Age 12+)
El diario violeta de Carlota, Spain: El Alpeh, 2007 (176 pp | Age 12+)
El diario amarillo de Carlota, Spain: Planeta, 2010 (200 pp | Age 12+)
El diario naranja de Carlota, Spain: Planeta, 2011 (208 pp | Age 12+)
El diario azul de Carlota, Spain: Planeta, 2013 (272 pp | Age 12+)
About the author
Gemma Lienas (Barcelona, 1951) is a writer, and regular contributor to mass media. She is the
author of more than eighty books, some of them for young adults, such as El rastro brillante del
caracol (Planeta, 2014) Callejón sin salida, Así es la vida, Carlota (IBBY Mention of Honor,
1990), El diario violeta de Carlota (Unesco Award for tolerance) or Billete de ida y vuelta (La
Odisea Award, 1998). She has also written children’s books, such as mistery series La Tribu de
Camelot, and the emotional education series El hada
Menta, as well as books for adults, including Atrapada en el espejo, El final del juego (Ramon
Llull Award, 2003), and Anoche soñé contigo.
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Dorian Lucas
99% Feliz
For thousands of years, Orient and Occident philosophers have been
looking for the answers to the same questions that worry us today:
What’s the secret to happiness? Are there any shortcuts to success?
How can we discern real love? What can we do when everything seems
to be against us? Fresh, practical and amusing, also accompanied with
fine illustrations, this book collects the best ideas from the most
privileged minds of the Human History.
Spain: Nube de tinta, Penguin Random House (E-Book | Age 12+)
About the author
Dorian Lucas is editor and publisher of trends in spirituality and psychology. He collects
aphorisms of great minds in history and this work demonstrates his ability to compress large life
lessons in confined spaces.
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