Conejo blanco, lobo rojo

In Xavier Garza’s bilingual kids’ book, young Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador—the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil—los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. They make the audience boo and hiss! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and, in the process, gains a lifelong fan.

Ha sido un accidente, lo prometo: yo no quería mojar el libro. El libro que no es un libro. Y tampoco quería leerlo, en serio. Eso también ha sido un accidente. El caso es que quien lo ha escrito tiene un problema bien gordo... ¿Y ahora qué hacemos?

Un encuentro puede ser un hallazgo. A veces, de sí mismo, cuando uno se encuentra perdido. A veces, de un destino luminoso que determina la vida de quien está en trance de perderla. Esta es la historia del encuentro en una Nochebuena de dos seres en desamparo. Se puede nacer una y más veces. La vida es un continuo nacimiento. Sobre todo en la Navidad. Julio Calvet Botella

Does good luck exist? Or is it all a matter of probability? Isabel and Nicols are neighbors and they sometimes walk to school together. One morning, Isabel wears her grandmother's bracelet which, according to her, brings good luck. The precious object gets lost, and then begins a tour around the most diverse and endearing people in the neighborhood. Everyone's lives change as they have their "stroke of luck." The dynamic prose, the abundant dialogue, and the descriptions of the characters round out a novel that, with its multiple storylines, captures readers with its plot.