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Prepare to see the world through the eyes of a child! This new book in the collection "Everything I Know About...", by author Jaume Copons, deals with that universal subject - diversity. The protagonist reflects on diversity, from his point of view, in a simple language with amusing questions.
Paco Castañón, an expert in the subject, becomes interested in a batch of old comics being sold on the Internet. They lead him to Brussels, where he follows the trail of the author and discovers the existence of audio tapes which go with the comics. The artist was an exiled teacher who took part in the Second Spanish Republic's Pedagogic Missions.
She doesn't want to believe in love. He's always wanted to fall in love. She writes a diary to a dead female author. He doesn't want to hear about death. All Marc knows about Simone is what they say at school. What Simone knows about Marc is what no other boy has ever done for her.
Already an old man, the renowned gastroenterologist Emilio Nassar had a project: let himself starve to death. As a witness of that hidden agenda, he chose his young granddaughter, Emilia, with whom he shared long coffee talks before dying.
Since they were children, Alex Fordyce and Irene Bosworth have known that the relationship which unites them is more than mere friendship. However, the tragic death of Alex’ mother makes him decide to join the Brotherhood of Halcón and to move to France, abandoning everything he loves in England. The Brotherhood of Halcón is a secret organisation which fights to defend the British crown.
"I'm your sister, Irene." Sixteen years after abandoning his family, Daniel receives this message on Facebook. His past is about to interrupt his present life and make him question his motivations for not having gone back.
Criptana Senzi, la Alondra, is a great soprano but she has been ill with Alzheimer's for many years. Pedro Bennasar, the journalist charged with writing her biography must submerge himself in the past of this woman without memories. Why has Criptana Senzi lost her memories? What did she want to forget? What has she forgotten?
Do you know what the soft kiss of a butterfly feels like? Or the toothy kiss of a crocodile? Or what a cow’s kiss is like? Some kisses are a surprise, some are presents, some are for friends, and Sito, the smallest member of the Kiss family, will discover them all on his fantastic journey. Will you come too?
Someone has got lost and describes what is happening in a place he does not know. Trying to find his way back, he discovers amazing places and encounters a group of unusual characters who often seem connected to people he has known or to experiences that have marked his life.