Los tres círculos de plata

Resum: Loles, una gitaneta d'uns nou o deu anys, renta la roba amb la seva àvia a la font del parc i aprofita el moment per demanar-li que li expliqui com es van conèixer amb l'avi Sebastián, l'origen de la família i les circumstàncies que els van obligar a tornar a la vida de nòmades.

Diana López returns to her middle-grade sweet spot in this delightful novel perfect for fans of Wendy Mass, Charise Mericle Harper, and Angela Cervantes. The Spanish edition of Lucky Luna! When Luna locks her know-it-all cousin Claudia in the bathroom at their cousin's quinceañera, she gets into a lot of trouble. To make things even worse, Claudia is transferring to her school. Luna's grandmother offers some sage advice, but since it's in Spanish, Luna gets it all wrong, and when the kids at school begin making fun of Claudia, Luna must decide what matters more: family or her reputation....

Con Pierre, mi marido, pasamos incontables horas preguntándonos qué elemento químico podía ser aquel que emitía esas radiaciones tan sorprendentes. Lo llamamos polonio. Luego, descubrimos el radio. Dijimos que aquel fenómeno era la radiactividad. Siempre creímos que la radiactividad era una propiedad interna de un átomo inestable, de un átomo que era una caja de sorpresas . . . y de energía.

Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.