The Black Book

Pressia barely remembers the Detonations. In her sleeping cabinet of an old barbershop where she lives with her grandfather, she thinks about how the world changed. Now, at an age when everyone is required to turn to the militia to be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small.

'Come, Jameela. Stand right here. I need to do something.' I grab hold of his sleeve. 'Where are you going?' His face is twisted. He doesn't look at me. 'Never mind.' Jameela lives with her family in a war-torn village in Afghanistan. Life is hard, but when her mother dies, and her father remarries, Jameela has to face a greater horror. To survive she draws on the strong sense of self that her mother gave her. Based on a real girl called Sameela, and a real orphanage, this unforgettable novel tells the story of a devout Muslim girl and what life is really like in post-Taliban Afghanistan....

Barbazul es un pirata como pocos: no tiene pata de palo, ni garfio, ni bandera..., pero si llega a descifrar los enigmas, puede que consiga un tesoro. ¿Quieres convertirte en su tripulación y ayudarlo a encontrar el tesoro?

In this magical adventure, Elena and her friends team up against a dark wizard. Can they find the secret spell book before he turns everyone in Avalor into stone? Find out in the Spanish version of this exciting reader that comes with stickers!