El Que Se Mueva, Pierde

Even though Randy is much loved at home, he has a serious problem—everything he has is old! His rich neighbor Mike, who often teases Randy, has a new bike, new toys, and never does chores. Randy, however, rides an old bike, has old toys, and has to do all kinds of work around the house. Though Randy is often reminded that “things don’t bring happiness,” he desperately wishes he could be rich so he could buy everything new.To Randy’s great delight, his wish comes true. Everything he touches turns into gold, even his beloved dog. As he holds his lifeless gold dog, he realizes he’s...

En la familia de Roy hay un misterio que lo intriga. Su padre, Nelson, y el mejor amigo de su padre, Jesse, son exitosos profesionales; pero su tío ha estado en la cárcel desde que él puede recordar. Los tres jóvenes crecieron juntos. ¿Cómo terminaron en lugares tan diferentes? Viaja con Nelson hacia su infancia. Allí los niños, rodeados por la pobreza, presiones de pandillas y un entorno plagado de drogas, son alentados a soñar grandes sueños. Nelson encuentra inspiración en las historias de algunos de los más grandes soñadores del mundo. ¿Descubrirá que su propio padre fue...

Mama and Papa have always warned their chicks never to have anything to do with strangers. But the sly fox disguises himself as a little lamb, and uses different tactics to try to trick the chicks into going with him. The cunning fox finally succeeds luring some of the chicks by promising delicious corn to them. Clucky, being the one who always listened to Papa and Mama, doesn’t go along. After a horrifying experience, Clucky’s sister escapes and realizes the importance of listening to parents and never talking to strangers. This cautionary tale stresses the importance of obeying parents...

Teddy is a grumpy bear cub. Even though he comes from a loving family, along the way he lost his smile. He doesn't enjoy any of the things that usually make children happy, such as playing baseball, riding a bike, taking rides at Playland, and swimming. Teddy tries real hard to find his smile, but nothing works until he asks Grandpa, who shares some surprising advice. Teddy can't understand how making others happy will help, but he’s willing to try. He starts doing helpful things for his family and friends at school. Teddy’s life is transformed. As this moving story unfolds, Teddy...

When asked to deliver contraband papers to her native island home of Cuba in 1852, twenty-year-old Emilia Casanova gulped audibly in a most unladylike manner. This was her chance to be in the thick of the rebellion against Spanish authority, something she had always dreamed of, instead of on the sidelines more befitting someone of her station. Even though she would be branded a traitor and endanger her family if she was caught, she pushed her fear aside and accepted the mission. Back in Cuba following her first summer abroad, distributing seditious propaganda isn't as easy as it had seemed...

A la literatura africana le ha sentado bien la globalización. Su naturaleza oral, su función lúdica y al mismo timepo educativa, su arraigamiento en lo cotidiano para cosechar fantasía ha venido a suplir el vacío provocado tal vez por el intelectualismo creciente en la literatura occidental. Inongo-vi-Makome, escritor camerunés, residente en Barcelona recrea en Akono y Belinga un mito sobre fidelidad ambientando en ambas selvas: la africana y la selva de hormigón occidental. Akono y Belinga, como toda obra admite infinitas lecturas:desde el más puro y emocionante relato infantil hasta ...

Enormes cráteres como los que abren los impactos de meteoritos, sin árboles ni planta alguna hasta donde alcanzaba la vista... El terreno era tan seco que en él no parecía haber caído nunca una gota de agua y en la atmósfera, bajo un cielo plagado de estrellas brillantes, no soplaba ni una brizna de aire... Jules, Marie, Huan y Caroline tenían ante sus ojos un paisaje que solo podían describir de una manera: un paisaje lunar. No podían saber cómo habían llegado hasta allí, porque habían estado inconscientes y no recordaban nada, pero tuvieron la certeza de estar metidos en una...

Los aventureros adolescentes en una caminata por el río resuelven un misterio y descubren tesoros, y esa fortuna viene en formas más grandes que sólo dinero.