Maria Zef

In 1846, travelers heading for California became trapped high in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Snowdrifts surrounded their shelters, and food supplies dwindled. How they stayed alive remains one of the most gruesome stories in US history. However, some facts that have come to light recently through archaeological digs will surprise even those who think they know the story. This gripping book, including maps and images of the era, tells the true account of the doomed Donner party.

Carlos goes into the cloud forest to look for animals, but he manages to miss seeing them even though they have an adventure with his umbrella.

"El cofre de Nadie" es una novela contundente, un "vuelve-páginas" que, con un estilo terso y sencillo, narra una historia apasionante de intriga y búsqueda de la propia identidad. Y todo ello, tocando de forma muy natural y fresca varios temas que están de plena actualidad: las relaciones amorosas de todo signo entre los jóvenes, el peligro de las relaciones posesivas y tóxicas, la influencia de las redes sociales, la adaptación a los nuevos tipos de familia...

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...