#Malos. ¿Quién te salvará ahora?

Marcos takes issue when the animal metaphors his parents and other adults use about him--such images as eating like a bird and being as stupid as a donkey--conflict with what he reads about the actual behavior of these animals.

When it is time for the swallow to migrate for the winter, her good friend, the turtle, is afraid of forgetting her even though she promises to return, no matter what she suggests could serve as a reminder.

Me llamo A.J., y en mi colegio pasa algo muy raro¿ El director se ha subido al palo de la bandera, ha besado en la boca a un cerdo, se ha pintado la calva de naranja fosforito¿ ¡y quiere saltar del tejado vestido de Papá Noel!

Now available in Spanish! An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by political turmoil in this “lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification” (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile. Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile—until one day when warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates start disappearing from class without a word. Celeste doesn’t quite know what is happening, but one thing is clear: no one is safe, not anymore. The country has been ...