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The chance discovery of an unusual, apparently worthless painting in the rubble is, in fact, the tip of the iceberg of a collection of extremely valuable, eccentric, irreverent works of art that a group of enlightened people hid during the War of Independence in a corner of the labyrinth of subterranean tunnels of Valderrobres, a town in the Tereul Maestrat.
'Nobody loved the Pissimbonis. They lived in an ivy-clad house at the top of a hill, far enough away from the other houses for everyone to think of them as living outside the town. The family comprised many brothers and sisters and nobody even knew if the paterfamilias and his wife, Ignacio and Martina Pissimboni, were still alive.
From his award-winning restaurant El Celler de Can Roca (Girona, Spain), the young rebellious creator of desserts surprises us with a book full of his original creations, organised by the four seasons of the year.
Vicente Friman is the new kid. It’s happened before, so he’s not too worried. But this time is different. This time there’s Barbara, the leader of the Protectors. Or so she thinks. And there’s also the Apaches, a band of teenagers who are terrorizing the neighbourhood. They all want something from Vicente, but he doesn’t quite know what. And he’s getting sick of it.
Sofi lives with her parents and her grandfather in a house near to the wood. Sometimes her grandfather disappears for hours or even days, and returns home seeming very happy, albeit dirty. And that's not the only strange thing about him: there are his glasses, those very strange glasses. . . . What is her grandfather hiding? What is he really up to?
Inside every city exist other invisible cities. the Mopa clan live a hidden existence on the rooftops of the huge buildings in the middle of the city. They steal from the supermarket, play in the aisles at midnight and have fun scaring the customers. But their peace is disrupted when trackers of a neighbouring clan disappear with no trace. What has happened to them?
Sara's dangerous hobby of breaking into abandoned buildings has allowed her to get to know Álex and Ray, a couple of young adventurers. The three have arranged to meet at nightfall in an old abandoned beach club, where they will make a terrible discovery.
In Grandma's house there's a catflap, with some very strange symbols drawn on it. and it's much bigger than normal. But what's really strange is that Grandma doesn't have a cat. Marina, Lucas and Zoe discover that the catflap leads to a world of fantasy where they have a mission, they must save the king of the forest. Impulsive mermaids, greedy dwarves, dragons that look like lizards.
Spanish football has provided the greatest joy in 44 years, and now they daringly disclose the secrets of their success. In this book, La Roja reveal their little known and more personal side. Confidences, memories, anecdotes and sensations from a team which is a gang of friends.