This month they have also come out new arrivals children's and youth literature with regular authors of the genre who have been very successful as Cuca Canals, Beatriz Osés or Jesús Cañadas. Fantastic adventures, with touches of philosophy, love for animals or with a protagonist who has Asperger syndrome. All of them with the added attraction of illustrations. With the Madrid Book Fair just around the corner, they are a good option to sign up as a gift. We take a look.
Children's and youth news — A selection of titles
The Spy Granny and the Cursed Treasure Xavier Ruescas y andres quinzaños
With illustrations of Ignacio Hernandez.
From 8 years
History to discover those grandmothers and its secrets like RosarioThat of Carlos and Marta When are you going to spend the holidays at your house? Because this grandmother is actually a spy very cool that has its own secret lair. So when they discover her identity, she proposes that they join her. LANANA, the National Ancestral League of Amazing Grandmothers and Grandchildren, an equally secret organization that no one would ever suspect. Of course they accept and undertake the first mission: go to Japan in search of three treasures imperial before their enemies of the CAN (the League of Looters of Ancient and Wonderful Treasures) get hold of them.
November — Jesus Canadas
From 12 years
The protagonist of this novel is Oscar, a shy fourteen-year-old boy, who takes refuge from his problems (a difficult family situation, the bullying he suffers...) through the deed and also in the reading their fantasy novels. Then his life takes a one hundred and eighty degree turn when he has the opportunity to learn to write. with his favorite author, Simón Bruma. And so he meets his daughter, that it's called November. but the girl is sick and only the story created by Óscar could save his life. But can that really happen, that a story has a life of its own?
The origami murders cuca canals
From 10 years
Another of these children's and youth innovations is this title with philosophical touches. because we have one research agency (Filo&SofÃa) that is dedicated to solving enigmas and mysteries with a revolutionary method: using philosophical thought. In it are some children who are between 10 and 12 years old and who are called dave hume, Rinus Descartes, Confucius Junior, Karlitos Marx, Freddy Nietszche, Socrates Jr. y Confucius. Also, they are all orphans. The leader of the group is phylum hypatia, who is 14 years old and was the one who had the idea of ​​setting up the agency. They have already solved a few cases and the money is used to pay the expenses of the house where they live.
This is the fourth installment of the series created by Cuca Canals, a more than recognized author in children's literature, who stars Junior Socrates. In it we find a disturbing figurine of paper made with the technique of origami that appears next to corpse of a sea captain. But the body shows no signs of violence, so the police rule out murder. But in the agency they have suspicions that this is not the case and they will not be mistaken.
anonymous — Beatriz oses
with illustrations de Monica Ermine.
From 8 years
Beatriz Oses She is the author of the successful collections Erik vogler y Albert Zimmer with more than 100.000 copies sold.
Now we have these fun adventures starring Brian McNeill, a 12 year old boy who has Asperger. Lives in Aill, a small irish village where some particular neighbors also live. And although it does not seem that anything strange happens in such a quiet place, nevertheless, they do not stop happening very mysterious facts. The point is that he will find a chihuahua, who they save, and they will have to rescue more abused dogs.
Brian Mcneill's other three titles are plasticus, love.com y panic.
Artwork by Mónica Armiño perfectly capture the funniest scenes in the story.
Bright (The golden prisoner 3)—Raven Kennedy
We end with this extra title of a fantasy series with components as addictive as they are unexpected, and which has become a critical and sales success Worldwide. This time we have eThe myth of King Midas reinvented, to which is added romance, intrigue and danger in the world orean gold. Everything to attract the reader —in this case there are already millions of readers hooked around the world— from the first page, which in this new novel is 684.
This story is the third installment of the series The prisoner of oro, which re-signs Raven Kennedy, a writer born in California, whose love of books pushed her to create her own worlds. She has written several titles already, among which those for youth and adult fantasy stand out.