El alma de las cosas

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.

Magic and danger abound in the second book in a series of “fanciful, action-packed adventure” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. Cole Randolph never meant to come to The Outskirts, but when his friends were kidnapped on Halloween he had to try and save them. Now he’s trapped in a world that lies between wakefulness and dreaming, reality and imagination, life and death. Cole’s hunt for his lost friends has led him to the kingdom of Elloweer. Accompanied by new friends Mira, Twitch, and Jace, Cole...

This funny book, full of suspense and accompanied by luminous illustrations, introduces the youngest readers to a nighttime adventure in which they must use a (paper) flashlight to illuminate the dark corners of the heros room and help him to make his fear disappears.

Sé entusiasta pero sin parecer desesperada, serena pero no aburrida, divertida pero no histérica, con carácter pero no agresiva, segura pero no arrogante, femenina pero no cursi, amable pero no ingenua, guapa pero accesible, elegante pero humilde... Eso es lo que Faith Valentine lleva escuchando toda su vida: sé tú misma, pero no mucho. Y es que parece que lo tiene todo: fama, dinero y una belleza extraordinaria. Pero la realidad es muy diferente, y lo único que no puede conseguir es lo que realmente desea: una vida lejos de las cámaras... Porque nadie, nunca, ha pensado en preguntarle ...