Lectorum Catalog 2024

161 • prices in red reflect a 20% discount • Authentic Literature EL CLUB DE LOS RAROS The Odd Club Jordi Sierra i Fabra (Spain) CHAPTER BOOK/ Grades 4-6 FRIENDSHIP/SPECIAL NEEDS Bernardo, who is dyslexic, and Hugo, who stutters, decide to form a club to protect them from the kids who laugh at them. Slowly, more children join the Odd Club. This edition has been adapted from the original to make it easier to read. Sp. PB (SM44423) 9788467595901 $15.99/ 12.80 FESTIVAL DE LAS PALABRAS GR: U Word Festival Jordi Sierra i Fabra (Spain) Grades 4-6 CHAPTER BOOK In this ingenious homage to the beauty of language, the characters in this book are all words. One of them decides to organize a contest to find out which word is the most beautiful. As you can imagine, choosing a winner is harder than it sounds. Sp. PB (PV39948) 9789583042843 $10.99/ 8.80 YUELÁN GR: P Yuelan Sebastián Vargas (Argentina) Grades 4-6 CHINESE INTEREST/HISTORICAL FICTION Based on the opera Turandot, the emperor’s daughter does not want to get married. Each potential suitor must answer three things correctly or risk losing his head. A poor young man pretends to be a prince and, with his intelligence and cleverness, finds a way into the princess’s heart. This novel comes with a separate workbook with fun activities to test reading comprehension. Sp. PB (LV45199) 9788414031865 $12.99/ 10.40 LOS CABALLOS DEL DALAI LAMA GR:T/ The Dalai Lama’s Horses 890L Pablo Zapata Lerga (Spain) Grades 4-6 MULTICULTURAL Set in Tibet, Lin Chu is an 11-year-old boy who has been training his horse to compete in the race presided over by the Dalai Lama, who, in this story, is also eleven. Lin Chu wins and the two boys begin a friendship that will profoundly affect their entire lives. This book comes with a separate workbook with fun activities to test reading comprehension. Sp. PB (LV39352) 9788426389923 $12.99/ 10.40 RAZZGO, INDO Y ZAZ GR:T/840L Razzgo, Indo, and Zaz Jairo Aníbal Niño (Colombia) Grades 5-6 FRIENDSHIP Razzgo, a vegetarian tiger, Indo, a gorgeous frog, and Zas, a fast sloth, live first-hand the difficulties of growing up in a superficial and intolerant world. The book is a moving tale of friendship and solidarity. Sp. PB (PV37506) 9789583002922 $11.99/ 9.60 NOA, LA JOVEN FANTASMA GR: S Noa, the Young Ghost Joan Manuel Gisbert (Spain) Grades 5-6 CHAPTER BOOK A writer is hurt in a car accident and is in a coma. She had been working on a novel whose protagonist was a ghost named Noa. Noa ends up visiting a girl in her dreams, asking her for help in waking up a red-headed woman. This book comes with a separate workbook with fun activities to test reading comprehension. Sp. PB (LV41711) 9788426399922 $12.99/10.40 PALABRAS DE FEDERICO GR:V/860L GARCÍA LORCA Words of Federico García Lorca Concha López Narváez (Spain) Grades 5-6 BIOGRAPHY Young readers are offered a glimpse of the life and works of one of our most important and beloved authors: his birth and early years, his joy, sadness and fears, the empathy he felt for the poor and the marginalized, his enormous success, and his tragic death. Sp. PB (GS38203) 9788467828764 $15.99/ 12.80 EL COLECCIONISTA DE GR: U ESTRELLAS The Star Collector Ana Alonso (Spain) Grades 5-7 CHAPTER BOOK/ASTRONOMY Lucía is going to spend the holidays with an aunt she hardly knows in a small village. While there, she meets a mysterious man named Teo who loves the stars. He appears to have a dangerous secret. Lucia really wants to know what it is, but will she still like him if she knows the truth? Reading comprehension and activities related to the story and constellations are included. Sp. PB (GS42678) 9788469833964 $13.99/11.20 MI ABUELO EL PRESUNTO My Grandfather the Suspect Paloma Bordons (Spain) Grades 5 -7 FAMILY LIFE A strange man pops up in the lives of nine- year old Lola and her mother. He claims to be Lola’s grandfather, but there’s something odd about him. Things only get weirder when Lola discovers his locked briefcase, which makes the man very angry. Sp. PB (ED36620) 9788423675586 $12.99/ 10.40 ALAS DE MOSCA PARA ÁNGEL GR:S Fly Wings for Angel Fina Casalderrey (Spain) Grades 5-7 SCHOOL/SPECIAL NEEDS Estrella, a bright sixth grader, requires special care that often makes her feel uncomfortable. However, life-changing events lead her to realize that it’s not what’s on the outside that counts, but how big and special your heart is. Sp. PB (GS36586) 9788420789873 $13.99/ 11.20 LA ESCUELA DE LOS PIRATAS Pirate School Agustín Fernández Paz (Spain) Grades 5 -7 FANTASY/ADVENTURE Readers will find this humorous and adventurous tale of pirates going to school enchanting and thoroughly entertaining. Sp. PB (ED36618) 9788423673254 $11.99/ 9.60 MAGO POR CASUALIDAD GR: V Wizard By Accident Laura Gallego García (Spain) Grades 5-7 CHAPTER BOOK/FANTASY Once upon a time, in a magical land filled with fairies, dragons, and knights, a young waiter at the Fat Ogre Inn accidentally gets transferred the powers belonging to the evil wizard Calderaus. He doesn’t know how to use them and Calderaus wants them back! The two end up embarking upon an unforgettable journey. Sp. PB (BU45586) 9788469664179 $13.99/ 11.20 Sp. HC (BU40275) 9788421672693 $18.99/15.20 HÉROES POR CASUALIDAD GR: V Heroes By Accident Laura Gallego García (Spain) Grades 5-7 FANTASY Once upon a time, in a magical land, a king and queen had a daughter. Worried about her future, the monarchs decide to find her a husband. They organize a contest for only the bravest of the brave. Whoever obtains the Grand Wizard’s scepter will win the hand of Princess Griselda. The adventurous group that heads off for his castle in the Land of Fear has no idea the dangers they will face. This book contains the same protagonists introduced in the runaway bestseller Mago por casualidad. Sp. HC (BU41107) 9788469604762 $18.99/ 15.20