Lectorum Catalog 2024

121 • prices in red reflect a 20% discount • Fiction MALA, MALÍSIMA MARTA GR:P Bad, Super Bad Marta Carlota Echevarría Grades 4-6 CHAPTER BOOK/AUTHENTIC LITERATURE Marta is a good witch who has to pretend to be evil in order to buy the house in which she lives. That won’t be easy for our lovable protagonist because her good will and magic have a life of their own. Sp. PB (GL41052) 9788424657857 $10.99/ 8.80 CINCO RATONES GR: T Five Mice José Luis Ferris CHAPTER BOOK/ Grades 4-6 AUTHENTIC LITERATURE/MEMORY LOSS Ines is a nine-year-old girl who spends the afternoons with her neighbor Lupe, an elderly woman with a vivid imagination. Lupe asks Ines to write letters to son Lucas, however, reality and fantasy seem to blend in Lupe’s mind, as if some mice were gnawing at her memories. Sp. PB (GS41508) 9788469808474 $14.99/ 12.00 COLECCIÓN “LA PASTELERÍA DE LAS MEJORES AMIGAS” Best Friends’ Bakery Series Linda Chapman Grades 4-6 CHAPTER BOOKS/FRIENDSHIP Hannah’s life completely changes when her mother remarries and fulfills her life-long dream of opening up a bakery. Now Hannah lives in a different city, attends a new school, has two siblings, and a whole new group of friends. AZÚCAR Y CANELA # 1 Sugar & Spice Sp. PB (LV43446) 9788414010624 $17.99/14.40 UNA CUCHARADA DE SECRETOS # 2 A Spoonful of Secrets GR: S Sp. PB (LV43447) 9788414010631 $17.99/14.40 CUMPLEAÑOS Y CONCURSO # 3 Cupcakes and Contests Sp. PB (LV43448) 9788414010747 $17.99/14.40 PERROS Y GALLETAS # 4 GR: T Birthdays and Biscuits Sp. PB (LV43449) 9788414010754 $17.99/1 4.40 ¿QUIÉN QUIERES SER? Who Do You Want to Be? Carlo Frabetti Grades 4-6 READING ENCOURAGEMENT Twelve-year-old Eva is full of questions. When she meets Ray, who is a wise and slightly wacky inventor, he helps her realize that books are the door to imagination, not the TV or the Internet. This thought- provoking novel teaches readers that who you want to be is much more important than what you want to be. Sp. PB (SM46864) 97884131846850 $14.99/12.00 AMY Y LA BIBLIOTECA SECRETA Ban This Book GR: U Alan Gratz Grades 4-6 READING ENCOURAGEMENT Amy goes to the library in search of her favorite book, but it’s not there. She asks the librarian if someone has checked it out, but she was told it was banned because it was not deemed appropriate for elementary school. Amy and her friends decide to take a stand against censorship. Sp. HC (TAK45542) 9788417383954 $19.99/ 16.00 LUPE WONG NO BAILA Lupe Wong Won’t Dance Donna Barba Higuera Grades 4-6 CHAPTER BOOK/AWARD WINNER Lupe Wong wants to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. During her whole childhood, she has stood up for various causes, both noble and not so much. She needs to get an A in all of her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who is Mexican and Chinese like she is. When square dancing comes to gym, she is not going to just cross her arms and do nothing. Sp. PB (LEQ45579) 9781646140329 $9.99/ 8.00 2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative EL PEZ NÚMERO CATORCE The Fourteenth Goldfish Jennifer L. Holm Grades 4-6 CHAPTER BOOK/FANTASY Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses 5th grade, her old best friend, even her deceased goldfish. One day, a strange boy shows up who is bossy, cranky, and looks a lot like Ellie’s grandfather, a scientist who’s always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this gawky teenager really be Grandpa Melvin? Sp. PB (SAL45320) 9781644732687 $12.95/ 10.36 EL DIARIO DE NELA MORGAN. PROBLEMAS Y GRITITOS Pippa Morgan’s Diary —Trouble and Squeak Annie Kelsey Grades 4-6 FRIENDSHIP Pippa wants a dog more than anything else in the world, but her mother will not let her. Maybe she will change her mind if she sees how well Pippa takes care of the class hamster… Sp. PB (BU43129) 9788469622216 $14.99/12.00 New FATA Y LOS FANTASMAS DEL EVEREST Fata and the Ghosts of Everest Chus Lago Grades 4-6 FANTASY/ADVENTURE/CHAPTER BOOK In this novel, written by a mountain climber, Fata receives a telegram from her old friends Irvine and Mallory asking for her help. She is a mountain fairy, but she knows that she will need to count her friend Pemba in order to be successful. Information on George Mallory and Andrew Irvine is included at the end of the story. Sp. HC (DQS46348) 9788412501315 $20.99/ 16.80 FATA Y EL VIAJE AL ÁRTICO EN SUBMARINO Fata and the Arctic Submarine Trip Chus Lago ADVENTURE/AUTHENTIC LITERATURE/ Grades 4-6 CHAPTER BOOK The telegraph has been buzzing all morning, but everyone is too busy planning the annual explorers meeting to notice. Fata and Pemba are about to leave for the Arctic to search for a rescue boat that disappeared in 1850 in search of John Franklin. To try and better pinpoint a location, they study the history of Franklin’s expedition. Sp. HC (DQS47017) 9788412501360 $20.99/ 16.80 EL LIBRO DE LOS VILLANOS The Book of Villains Aníbal Litvin Grades 4-6 FAVORITE CHARACTERS Who was Darth Vader before coming over to the Dark Side? What are the Joker’s most ingenious weapons? Who is Candyman? This book looks at the strengths, weaknesses, rivals, and more of villains from literature and popular culture. Sp. HC (VS41133) 9789876129657 $14.99/12.00 EL LIBRO DE LOS MONSTRUOS The Book of Monsters Aníbal Litvin Grades 4-6 FAVORITE CHARACTERS Which monster makes you shake like a leaf? Which one is the cruelest? This book presents the most famous monsters from fiction, mythology, popular culture, and movies. They include Baba Yaga, the Loch Ness Monster, Godzilla, Mothra, and the Minotaur. Sp. HC (VS43720) 9789877474206 $14.99/12.00 New