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GRADES: G4-G5
El extraño caso del fantasma claustrofóbico The Strange Case of the Claustrophobic Ghost Hortensia Moreno (text) Luis San Vicente (illustration) Nikolaj thinks that a spirit lives in his wardrobe. His brother doesn't believe him, until the ghost leaves the door open in the morning. With the help of Ximena, a friend from school, they will begin a search that leads to 1985, when a terrible earthquake shook Mexico City.
5.1 × 7.7 in | 96 pp | ISBN: 978-970-200-994-8
El misterio de la Casa Chueca y el Bulto Color Mugre The Mystery of the Crooked House Ana Luisa Anza (text) Ricardo Peláez Goycochea (illustration) Pedro has just moved to an old house full of spiders. Although the house is not the only disturbing thing because several strange characters, like the Witch, the Bad Man, and the Red Spot, live in his new neighborhood. These beings meet in the Crooked House, where the mysterious dark shadow is found. What is the terrible secret they hide?
5.1 × 7.7 in | 152 pp | ISBN: 978-607-540-051-8
Emotions, self-knowledge and self-care / Loss and grief / Love and friendship
DISCOVER WITH THREE ENDEARING CHARACTERS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF MEXICO CITY.
Community action /Diversity, disability and inclusion / Love and friendship
AUTHOR WINNER OF THE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD!
5.1 × 7.7 in | 88 pp | ISBN: 978-607-463-760-1
5.1 × 7.7 in | 224 pp | ISBN: 978-970-200-996-2
5.1 × 7.7 in | 112 pp | ISBN: 978-970-200-853-8
El monstruo de la oscuridad The Thing in the Dark Uri Orlev (text) Andrés Mario Ramírez Cuevas (illustration) The protagonist of this story is afraid of the dark. He thinks there is a monster underneath his bed that shrinks during the day and grows at night. To protect himself, the boy tries to fall asleep as quickly as possible and, when he's very afraid, he runs to his parent's bedroom.
La domadora de miedos The Tamer of Fears Guadalupe Alemán Lascurain (text) Ixchel Estrada (illustration)
¡Sonríe! Smile!
Geraldine McCaughrean (text) Edgar Clement (illustration)
When she turns eleven, Emilia Grosz is ready for her new name, Mila, and also to put into practice her best talent: provoking fear. Her big opportunity comes when her parents sign her up for a summer course. There, Mila decides to show her new friends how fascinating and amazing fear can be when it is confronted with determination.
Flash ends up stranded in a remote village after his airplane crashes. The only thing that is saved is an instant camera that has only ten photos left. At first, the villagers do not trust him or his camera, but soon they help him look for the ten most important things that he should photograph. And each photo that Flash takes seems to have a magical effect.
Emotions, self-knowledge and self-care / Growth and maturity / Loss and grief
Autonomy and identity / Community action / Emotions, self-knowledge and self-care
Arts and jobs / Cultural heritage and traditions / Culture of peace
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