Lectorum Catalog 2024

130 • fax your orders to (877) 532-8676 • www.lectorum.com • Fiction LA NIÑA DE LA MALETA GR: S The Suitcase Kid Jacqueline Wilson Grades 6-8 FAMILY LIFE Children from divorced and blended families will identify with the protagonist of this book. Both of her parents have remarried and she spends her whole life going from one house to the other. She, of course, wishes things could go back to the way they were. Sp. PB (AD38475) 9788492702824 $12.99/ 10.40 ALEX DOGBOY GR:T Alex Dogboy Monika Zak Grades 6-8 ABANDONMENT/HOMELESSNESS Alex is abandoned by his parents and he decides to live in the streets of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He experiences the pain of hunger, cold, and rejection, and his only witnesses are some dogs that become his only confidents. Based on a real story, one can experience the terrible reality of homeless children fighting for their lives with the hope of being rescued by his loved ones. Sp. HC (PV41700) 9789583050473 $15.99/ 12.80 ALEX DOGBOY. EL TERCER AMOR Alex Dogboy, Third Love Monica Zak Grades 6-8 HOMELESSNESS Alex, now a teenager, is still homeless, but he’s staying in an abandoned house. This good stretch doesn’t last long. He’s too old to beg and too young to get a job. He doesn’t give up hope. With the help of his two dogs and some new friends, he overcomes life’s hard knocks. Sp. HC (PV44929) 9789583060809 $15.99/ 12.80 ¿QUIÉN CUENTA LAS ESTRELLAS? Number the Stars GR:U/680L Lois Lowry Grades 6 & Up HISTORICAL FICTION The tragedy of war deeply affects children. As with adults, it inspires courage in many young- sters. This moving novel depicts a ten-year-old Danish girl who confronts all kinds of adversity when the Nazis threaten her best friend. Sp. PB (NGP36401) 9788408090939 $9.99/8.00 Eng. PB 9780547577098 $9.99/ 8.00 1990 Newbery Medal HAY UN CHICO EN EL BAÑO DE GR: T LAS CHICAS There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom Louis Sachar Grades 6-8 CHAPTER BOOK/FRIENDSHIP Bradley Chalker, the oldest boy in his fifth-grade class, is a lying, bullying, misunderstood kid. When a new student enrolls, Bradley sees his chance to make a friend, though he doesn’t quite know how to go about it. With the help of a very special counselor, Bradley finds a way to make friends at school and gain self-confidence. Sp. PB (SM45322) 9788467589313 $14.99/ 12.00 HOYOS AR:4.6/GR:V/620L Holes Louis Sachar Grades 6-8 FRIENDSHIP/SOCIAL ISSUES When Stanley Yelnats is falsely convicted of stealing a famous basketball player’s sneakers, he opts to do his time at Camp Green Lake rather than go to jail. In fact, no lake exists, and Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention center, is anything but green. Sp. PB (SM41394) 9788467589344 $12.99/ 10.40 1999 Newbery Medal ¿QUIÉN SERÁ A ESTAS HORAS? AR:5.1/ Who Could That Be at This Hour? GR:T Lemony Snicket 760L Grades 6-8 CHAPTER BOOK The author implores you to ask yourself these questions before reading this book: Do you want to know why a coastal town is no longer on the coast? Would you like to know more about a stolen object that nobody has stolen? Are you nosey? What kind of person are you? You will learn the answer to these and other wrong questions in this irresistible book. Sp. HC (GL39258) 9788424647810 $19.99/ 16.00 ¿CUÁNDO LA VIO POR ÚLTIMA VEZ? When Did You See Her Last? Lemony Snicket Grades 6-8 CHAPTER BOOK Before you read this, ask yourself the following questions: Has anyone seen the missing girl? Why don’t her parents seem worried? What do a science experiment, a stolen statue, a store, and proper hair care have in common? Sp. HC (GL39508) 9788424651732 $19.99/ 16.00 EL DADOR GR: Y The Giver Lois Lowry Grades 6 & Up SCIENCE FICTION/AWARD WINNER Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world where there is no conflict, poverty, injustice, or inequality. Only when he is given his life assignment as The Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community. Sp. PB (HM45385) 9780358354741 $11.99/ 9.60 1994 Newbery Medal MAGISTERIUM LA PRUEBA DE HIERRO Magiesterium. The Iron Trial Holly Black & Cassandra Clare Grades 8 & Up FANTASY Call Hunt is neither top of his class nor the most popular kid, but he is good enough at magic to get accepted to Magisterium, the world’s most secretive magic school. Sp. HC (NGP40216) 9788408133032 $21.99/17.60 COLIBRÍ AR:4.6/GR: X Colibri Ann Cameron Grades 8 & Up LATIN AMERICAN INTEREST Twelve-year-old Rosa hardly remembers the home she shared with her loving parents before she was kidnapped at the age of four. Since then, she has traveled with Uncle, an abusive artist, who has been convinced by a fortune-teller that Rosa will make him rich. Sp. PB (SO33889) 9780439783491 $7.95/ 6.36 MI HERMANA VIVE SOBRE LA REPISA DE LA CHIMENEA My Sister Lives on the Mantel Piece Annabel Pitcher Grades 8 & Up TOLERANCE It’s been five years since Rose died in a terrorist attack in the center of London. This tragic loss tears the family apart. The story is told through the eyes of Jamie, Rose’s brother who was just 5 at the time and has little memory of the event. His struggle to comprehend the whole situation will resonate with readers. Sp. PB (SE37773) 9788498415445 $21.99/ 17.60