Historia portátil de la literatura infantil y juvenil

Esta obra lleva impresas las grandes transformaciones sociales, las hondas pulsiones est ticas y las voces que los escritores han creado. Se divide en diez cap tulos correspondientes a las d cadas del siglo pasado. Rafael P rez Gay, Antonio Saborit, Sergio Gonz lez Rodr guez, Adolfo Casta n, Jos Joaqu n Blanco, entre otros, estudian el tr nsito de una literatura que pasa por la levedad de la risa, la sombra del poder, la trama de la memoria, la prosa de las mujeres y la reivindicaci n del ensayo. En suma, nos acerca a los autores que imprimieron con su estilo una in dita forma de escribir la...

Justo cuando Sophie Mercer empezaba a aceptar sus extraordinarios poderes mágicos como demonio, el Concilio Prodigium se los arrebata. Ahora se encuentra sola, indefensa y a la merced de sus enemigas, las Brannick. O al menos así lo cree Sophie, hasta que hace un descubrimiento inesperado: las Brannick saben que se avecina una guerra épica, y creen que Sophie es la única con poder suficiente para impedir el fin del mundo.

Once upon a time, there was a mouse who lived in Europe who longed to go to America, the land of liberty, and be reunited with his friends who had fled. He decides the best way to get there would be to fly. He makes many attempts until he finally designs the perfect plane. His successful voyage inspires an entire nation, including a young boy named Charles Lindbergh. Children will love the detailed illustrations and the mouse's determination in spite of some failed attempts in this very original picture book. A brief history of aviation is included at the end of the book.

The Ties That Bind comprises the first collection of critical essays that explore the family system in Spanish and Latin American culture. This thought-provoking volume addresses the intersection of language, narrative structure, social reality, and family dynamics through examples from a diverse range of literary works, including Cervantes' Don Quijote, Reinaldo Arenas' Celestino antes del alba, and the Chicano film My Family/Mi Familia. Issues of feminism, gender and sexuality, abuse, trauma, and communication take the forefront in this ground-breaking book, which takes psychological...