Callaloo

Trouble arises between a brother and sister because she always wins the games they play, but then she discovers that she does not have to brag or win all the time.

El primer relato de esta obra es su homónimo y uno de los favoritos del autor. Luego, aquellas ideas dieron lugar a otras narraciones, algunas más complejas, como la titulada Volver a encontrarnos, realizada a intervalos amplios. Deseaba el autor escribir un relato de vida, de resistencia, de muerte y de fe en el ser humano. Otros, como El castillo o La silla, fueron escritos más fácilmente. El castillo evoca sus recuerdos de niñez: aquellos veranos en Soto del Real (antes Chozas de la Sierra) llenos de felicidad, aventuras y libertad. A menudo solo y en ocasiones acompañado de amigos,...

Adnan Zakaria's family recently fled Syria and resettled in America. Adnan feels like a stranger in a strange land. He's lonely and homesick. The one thing that gives him comfort is his best friend's skateboard that he brought with him from Syria. As Adnan navigates his new community, he bonds with new friends at a local skatepark. But he also faces adversity in the form of local troublemaker Mike Proctor. After Adnan loses his precious skateboard one evening, he learns that Mike Proctor has it and won't give it up without a challenge. Will Adnan be able to out-skate his foe and reclaim his...

Seven different adventures accompanied by lovely and often humorous color drawings explore the workings of a farm and introduce the various animals that live there.