Mi vida con las piedras

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...

Poems celebrate themes and moods from Hispanic-American teenage life, from the passion of learning English to the pain of ethnic prejudice.

En una casa como la mía, nadie te obliga a apagar la luz a la hora de dormir, ni a cerrar los balcones cada vez que hay tormenta; y los hermanos mayores no se ponen furiosos porque se te haya ocurrido tomar prestado el helado que tenían guardado. En esta clase de casas nunca se reciben las calificaciones del colegio, aunque a veces suceden cosas muy especiales.

To drenges genvordigheder med et gult næsehorn, der fra at være en tegning på tapetet bliver yderst levende