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'Pol is 29 and has Down's Syndrome. He's like a little child but in a big clumsy body. Mum complains all the time and says that everyone says Down's syndrome kids are so sweet and gentle, but her son is the exception, and then she sighs. And it's not just that he's not sweet, he's also cheeky and stubborn and he throws tantrums. And he's a real pain.
When Count Abrino is about to die, he asks his best knight Bodius to bring his daughter Auria back to the castle. Three years before, accused of witchcraft, the young girl had decided to shut herself away in a solitary tower known as the Crow’s Nest. Even though Bodius manages to encounter the beautiful young woman, the count dies before the pair return.
How would you feel if your parents decided to send you to a boarding school far away from your friends and home town? Right. That's how I felt when I was thirteen: frightened, annoyed and excited, all at the same time. When I went through the doors to Las Camelias, I had the feeling I was entering a place I would never leave. But then, well things weren't so bad.
One full moon night at Sharlok Home Boarding School, Fernando magically meets Hopi, a very small puppy. The two of them, along with Balbina, will form a young, inexperienced but brave team of detectives. They will have to face the horrible Professor Salami, Sibiuda and the mystery of the disappearing socks. Will they succeed?
In a distant city, there is a mystery greater than a field of daisies or a cloudless sky. It's the mystery of Lucas's smile, which appears on his face day and night, in summer and winter, 365 days a year. Well, 366 on leap years. Scientists from all over the world come to study the phenomenon without success. Not even Lucas can explain it. He's simply happy.
Jorge travels from Spain to Scotland to improve his English. While there, he lives with a family on a farm in a village close to Loch Ness. Life seems to be passing peacefully but suddenly he finds himself enveloped in disturbing mysteries that threaten the safety of his friends and the girl he has fallen in love with, Annabella.
Europe, XV Century: the Black Death epidemic is devastating the continent. Godofredo Chaucer, his servant Corbino, Argentina and Eleazar de Caballería embark on a écheme of espionage to unravel the mystery behind the unknown disease.
Rosario and her brother live with a monster. He is strong and tall; he foams at the mouth, and his eyes often turn red. Can or should a story of domestic violence be offered to children in the form of a picture book?