Textos para niños

Entre fiestas, amigos y buenas notas en el instituto, la vida de Cristina Evans en Los Angeles no podria ser mas perfecta. Pero cuando sus padres le anuncian que deben mudarse a Miami todo cambia. Pese a la nostalgia, Cris se adapta pronto a su nuevo instituto, conoce a los estudiantes mas populares y encuentra un nuevo amor. Solo dos personas parecen no acogerla muy calurosamente: Susan y su novio Cameron, con los que discute constantemente. Pero si juegas con fuego puedes llegar a quemarte, y cuando Cameron la mira con sus ojos castanos... Cris siente que el odio podria convertirse en algo...

Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood. She starts many investigations, but never finishes any because she hands her cases over to the detectives who work the day shift. Once a rising star in the police department, she received this assignment after accusing a superior of sexual harassment. One evening, she is given two cases she doesn't want to let go of: a brutal beating of a prostitute who is left for dead and the murder of a waiter during a shootout at a night club. Against orders and the her partner's wishes, she continues to investigate after her shift ends. As she delves...

Cuentos que se mueven entre lo macabro y lo irónico, entre la fábula y el esperpento, el crudo realismo y la fantasía más desaforada. Un niño traumatizado por la desaparición de su cordero empieza a comer lana, que vomita en forma de bolas; un ama de cría sueña con emigrar a América mientras mantiene la leche utilizando a un perrito; a un marqués le proporcionan dentaduras postizas de dudosa procedencia; a un niño le extirpan las amígdalas, que acaban convertidas en trofeo; un náufrago logra sobrevivir gracias a un secreto inconfesable; una anciana toma una decisión inaudita...

Continuing the series The Best Native American Myths, Legends, and Folklore, Volume 3 offers an enjoyable look into the history of the Native American Indian. Before the time of books, computers, tablets and recording devices, the history of many cultures was passed down, from person to person, by word of mouth. The rich histories of so many people were told in songs, chants, poems and stories. This was and still is the way of Native American tribes. Each in its own way enriching their stories with their own experiences. By reliving these stories and songs, we have the opportunity to bring...