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Pajaro de Medianoche / Nightbird

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Pajaro de Medianoche / Nightbird

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Un cuento maravilloso en el que el amor y la amistad llevan a una nina solitaria a aceptarse a si misma y descubrir sus talentos. Twig vive en Sidwell, un pueblo donde la gente cree en la magia, en los cuentos de hadas y en los monstruos. Y un monstruo es precisamente lo que se sospecha que habita en el lugar. Hace doscientos anos que la familia de Twig soporta la maldicion de una bruja. Ahora ella quiere romper la maldicion, pero debera esperar al verano cuando aparezca la proxima luna roja. Unete a esta aventura de amistad y magia, manzanas rosas y hombres alados. Es hora de romper la maldicion. Criticas: "Hoffman nos descubre la posibilidad de encontrar la magia en todas partes." The New York Times "La mezcla de romanticismo y magia es irresistible." Kirkus Reviews "Alice Hoffman tiene el talento de fundir magia y realismo de talmanera que casi cualquier cosa parece posible." Shelf Awareness, StarredENGLISH DESCRIPTION Bestselling author Alice Hoffman's bewitching Nightbird is perfect for ages 10-13: love and friendship empower a lonely girl to embrace her uniqueness and discover her strengths. Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twig's family that was meant to last forever. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. It's time to break the spell. What Other Authors Are Saying"I love the way Alice Hoffman creates the most ordinary people and then turns their lives magical. . . . [Nightbird] is like reentering a wonderful dream that you vaguely remember." --Lois Lowry, two-time Newbery Medal-winning author of The Giver"Hoffman reminds us that there are secrets everywhere . . . Nightbird soars."--The New York Times "Alice Hoffman has a gift for melding magic and realism in a way that makes nearly anything seem possible."--Shelf Awareness, Starred "The mix of romance and magic is irresistible."--Kirkus Reviews

Author Biography

Alice Hoffman vive en Nueva York y es una novelista especializada en literatura juvenil. Su novela mas famosa es Practicamente magia (1995), que fue llevada a la gran pantalla poco despues. En sus historias abunda el realismo magico y el amor familiar. Han sido traducidas a mas de veinte idiomas y han recibido menciones por su calidad por The New York Times, Library Journal y la revista People, entre otros.
Release date Australia
June 27th, 2017
Author
Audience
  • Children / Juvenile
Imprint
Alfaguara Infantil
Interest Age
From 10 years
Pages
200
Publisher
Alfaguara Infantil
Dimensions
140x211x18
ISBN-13
9788420485799
Product ID
26736971

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