2018 RIGHTS GUIDE
FROM A PUBLISHING COMPANY TO A PUBLISHING GROUP Autêntica Editora enters 2018 with over 1,400 titles in its catalog. Recognized for its work with the academic public and for its books in the fields of Human Sciences, the company became Autêntica Publishing Group in 2012. Part of our achievements and trajectory is presented below.
In addition to investing in the quality of its publications and in the commitment to its readers, Autêntica is established as a publisher allied to educators, researchers and other agents involved with education in its various aspects. Since 2008, with the launch of the children’s division coordinated by writer and publisher Sonia Junqueira, Autêntica came to publish
thoughtful books for children: playful, attractive and with appropriate language. The evidence of a careful selection of titles is the choice of children’s books by governmental educational departments from various Brazilian states. The National Program of School Library (PNBE) has chosen various Autêntica children’s books as well.
Gutenberg was created in 2003 as a label to cover books of general interest and fiction. Faithful to the Group’s perspective of launching innovative and quality books, and at the same time to meet the demands of its diverse public, Gutenberg extended its operations and currently has more than 200 titles in its catalog. They are books of fiction and of general
interest that are present in all major bookstores in the country and also in school libraries. Among Gutenberg’s main priorities are supporting national literature, with the commitment to launch new talents in different areas (phantasy, romance, dystopia, thriller, chick-lit), and investing in the young-adult and adult segment (from 16 years old onwards).
Responsible for the genre of comics and geek literature, Nemo proposes to bring together names of world-famous comic artists and contemporary Brazilian authors, valuing this precious artistic language. Among the comics that make up the catalog there are adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays and other classic texts such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne, and national titles such as The Fight Against Canudos and The Lord of Stories. The new acquisitions that have been standing out in the
catalog are the graphic novels, such as Jane Austen’s famous work Pride & Prejudice. Teachers see the inclusion of comics in schools as an advancement, and while being most commonly used in the Portuguese classes – especially in the teaching of figures of speech through comic strips –, these comics are adequate for various school subjects. They may be used, for example, to teach languages, for social awareness and popular education. There are no limits to the application of comics for didactic purposes.
2018 RIGHTS GUIDE
PRESENTATION
WHAT WE PROPOSE Provocative books selected according to criteria such as eclecticism, diversity, text quality and theme. A literature that distances itself from dogmas, that stimulates and attracts by itself, following no rules or precepts. A literature that enchants and stirs emotions, that makes you laugh and cry, that makes you think, that “catches” the reader from the beginning, sticking with him long after the end of the story. A literature that moreover enables the reader to achieve the greatest gift: the pleasure of reading. This is our proposal. We do not intend to innovate: we believe that each book with those characteristics is an innovation on its own, because it gives life to a world that does not exist but is undoubtedly worth knowing.
For that matter we seek to offer books that can arouse the interest of children and teenagers in various themes including a wide spectrum of subjects. Books whose ethical principles are especially the creative and consistent dialogue with the world and the intellectual, emotional and sentimental enrichment, always permeated by human and civic values. Whether the book is a universal classic or a contemporary text is no concern: our books are meant to impress indelibly, to allow deep insights, to comfort and broaden the readers’ life, thus helping them to be who they really are. We want to offer works that seduce and impassion our readers through graphic and textual excellence – without ever losing sight of the imprescriptible rights of the reader:
The right to not read The right to skip pages The right to not finish a book The right to reread The right to read anything The right to bovarism, a textually transmitted disease The right to read anywhere The right to read a sentence here and there The right to read aloud The right to silence – as proposed by French author Daniel Pennac in his book Better than life (Coach House Press, 1994).
WHAT WE HOPE FOR
The creation of a pleasant relationship between our books and readers of all ages, based on intimacy and complicity, so that this can be extended to us, publishers, as we permanently count on the readers’ feedback, which certainly allows us to learn even more.
PRE-READERS EARLY CHILDHOOD (FROM 15/17 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS OLD)
CHILDREN’S CHARACTERISTICS IN THIS PHASE: RECOGNITION OF REALITY BY TOUCH AND AFFECTIVE CONTACTS; DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL AND MOTOR PERCEPTION; BEGINNING OF LANGUAGE DISCOVERY. SUITABLE BOOKS: CONTAINING WELL-OUTLINED AND COLORFUL PICTURES OR DRAWINGS OF ANIMALS AND KNOWN OBJECTS; SOFT TO TOUCH AND RESISTANT TO UNSKILLED MANIPULATION OF MATERIALS, WORKING AS TOYS.
HIPPO
MR. TOMATOES
Text and illustrations: Weberson Santiago
Text and illustrations: Anna Göbel
Hippo, the hippopotamus, suffers for being different from everyone else: it is big, heavy, clumsy... so it secluded itself, becoming increasingly alone – until it had a big surprise and discovered something very, very important on its birthday.
Mr. Tomatoes was very excited to drive his new car. However, something disturbed him: he could not get in the car because he was too fat. In his last attempt, a tragedy happened, but he found a creative way to solve the problem and keep being happy, showing his ability to overcome obstacles.
28 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-167-7
24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-528-4
THE SEED – S.O.S. FORESTS
ONE + ONE + ONE + ALL
Text and illustrations: Eduardo Albini
Text and illustrations: Anna Göbel
A boy finds a seed, takes it home and plants it in a vase. A gardener from the City Hall removes the plant but the boy prevents him from taking it away. What fate awaits that plant? In this beautiful visual narrative, we find a lesson of love for nature.
A bird drops a little seed. A man plants the seed and waters it, fluffs the earth and cares for it. He doesn’t know what it will become, but he knows that something will be born there. When it sprouts, he keeps on taking care... until it is harvest time. Problems start then, and are solved in a creative and fun way.
40 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-455-3
28 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-190-5
Theater books, a new reading experience One of the major concerns of parents is enabling their children to be protagonists in a world that is ever more demanding and in constant transformation. In this context, they know that the interest in reading from the earliest age is critical for their kids to have a safer trajectory in life. But how to stimulate the taste for this magical universe?
MAIN FEATURES OF SHOWBOOK THEATER BOOKS
The theater-books Pinocchio and The Little Prince were developed precisely to provide a new reading experience that mixes literature and theater. The practice in schools and numerous studies prove the effectiveness of the puppet theater as a literacy tool. By manipulating finger puppets and reading simple and entertaining dialogues, children become actors and can enter the scene by themselves or along with adults. This way, the reading experience becomes much more enjoyable, establishing forever the taste for books and an even greater bond with their parents!
• There are more than ten finger puppets and scene elements in each story, in sturdy material, easy to detach and with an internal pouch to store them;
32 pages 21x27 TRANSLATION AND ADAPTATION Beto Junqueira | SCENOGRAPHY AND COSTUME DESIGN Gisele B Libutti | ROTEIRO E DRAMATURGIA Renata Bortoleto
• Reproduce a play with finger puppets, with dialogues and narratives written by a playwright; • Pages turn into stages and scenes, with a fixed curtain, bringing the real thrill of a theater play;
• On each page there are indications of finger puppets actions, ensuring lots of fun and interaction; • Provide a joyful reading for children from 5 years old on, with mediated or unmediated reading.
32 pages 21x27 TRANSLATION AND ADAPTATION Beto Junqueira | SCENOGRAPHY AND COSTUME DESIGN Gisele B Libutti | ROTEIRO E DRAMATURGIA Renata Bortoleto
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STORIES FROM THE HEART PICTURE BOOKS COLLECTION Texts: Sonia Junqueira Illustrations: Mariângela Haddad
The books in this collection have stories of encounters and discoveries. The narratives are drawn and colored, in which readers of any age can dive in and discover new meanings for the images and new experiences to the characters.
THE MONEY TREE
THE NEIGHBOR’S SPELLS
THE CAT AND THE GIRL
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-158-5
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-408-9
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-341-9
THE GIRL AND THE DRUM
THE BOY AND THE CAGE
THE BOY AND THE LITTLE FISH
THE OLD LADY AT THE WINDOW
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-386-0
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-308-2
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-160-8
24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-324-2
BOOKS FOR SMALL CHILDREN Texts: Sonia Junqueira Illustrations: Mariângela Haddad
With well-humored and easy-going stories, the books in this collection feature playful situations of children’s everyday lives, associating reading to moments of pleasure. Large and simple illustrations with clear contours.
GUESS WHERE I AM 16 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6538-177-2
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YUM, SO TASTY!
PEDRINHO, WHERE ARE YOU?
16 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-028-1
16 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-531-4
I PLAYED IN THE PARK
HEY, LET’S TAKE A PHOTO?
20 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-529-1
20 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-548-2
HOW CUTE THESE ANIMALS ARE!
A BUNCH OF FRIENDS
20 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-530-7
16 pages | ISBN: 978-85-65381-78-9
BEGINNING READERS FROM 6/7 YEARS OLD
ON THE WAY TO CITIZENSHIP COLLECTION
CHILDREN’S CHARACTERISTICS IN THIS PHASE: DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROCESS OF LEARNING AND READING; BEGINNING OF THE PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION AND RATIONALIZATION OF REALITY. SUITABLE BOOKS: DOMINANCE OF IMAGE OVER THE TEXT; LINEAR NARRATIVES, SIMPLE SITUATIONS, WITH BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END; CHARACTERS WITH CLEAR TRAITS OR BEHAVIOR; TEXTS WITH SIMPLE STRUCTURES; EXPLORATION OF HUMOR AND STIMULATION OF THE IMAGINATION, INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTIONS.
This para-didactic collection aims to instigate situations of analysis and reflection over fundamental values and attitudes for the development of the child, who begins to build its ethical and moral principles from their first years of life.
Text: Malô Carvalho | Illustrations: Suzete Armani
PAWS, FEATHERS AND SCALES
PEOPLE THAT LEARN BY TEACHING
PEOPLE WITH MANY YEARS
LITTLE PEOPLE ALSO HAVE RIGHTS
24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-472-0
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-610-6
36 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-399-0
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-65381-79-6
BEGINNING READERS WAKE UP THE SUN, DON ADERBAL! Text: Monika Papescu Illustrations: Jean-Claude Alphen
A village is deprived of light and heat from the sun because the rooster Don Aderbal de la Crista Roja sings very weakly and does not wake up the star. The authorities try to solve the issue, and the boy Duda claims to have the solution. Nobody listens to him, and Don Aderbal is in danger of being turned into soup... 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-457-7
LETTER OF A BOY TO THE WORST GRANDMA IN THE WORLD Text: Neusa Sorrenti Illustrations: Aline Abreu
What brings a child to write a letter to grandma saying that she is the worst grandmother in the world? Is he desperate? Did his grandmother do anything that he did not like? All the answers are in this book, which will surely bring a lot of laughter, thought and thrill... 24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-208-7
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THE SKINNY CAT AND OTHER POEMS Text and illustrations: Walther Moreira Santos
Humorous poems on various themes, playing with language and nonsense, such as a street cat that is carried home and changes, or word play and unusual questions. This book is an invitation to daydreaming, fun and reflection.
MY BROTHER DOES NOT WALK, BUT HE CAN FLY Text: Angel Barcelos Illustrations: Manoel Veiga
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-026-7
A very lonely girl keeps asking her mother for a little brother. On the day of her seventh birthday, she hears that her brother will come and when it happens, it is much, much better than she could have imagined. She has a lovely surprise!
HAI-YARD – HAIKU DISCOVERED IN BACKYARD
THE THOUSAND AND ONE STORIES OF MANUELA
Text: Maria Valéria Rezende Illustrations: Myrna Maracajá
Text: Marcelo Maluf Illustrations: Weberson Santiago
The path of an ant, the hammock on the varanda, the dew in a papaya tree... These and other elements set the stage of a backyard, which is at the same time tiny and infinite. The delicate haiku of this book are an invitation to be in a poetic touch with nature and with a childhood free of obligations.
At age 7, Manuela, who loves eating books, had eaten the whole library of her grandfather. She said she could not just read books, but also needed a taste of each page. Gradually, she started turning into a book and was faced with a major dilemma: how to become a normal girl again without putting aside her passion for books?
THE RAMBLING BABBLE OF NONA MILONGA
THERE ARE BOOKS THAT HAVE IT
40 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-521-5
Text and illustrations: Walther Moreira Santos
Pedrinho loved reading and flying his kite. He and his mother raised chickens, and among them, there was a very crazy one, Nona Milonga, who was always running away, and the boy always chased her. One day, Pedrinho was waiting for his father at the station and could not take care of the foolish chicken. Then the inevitable happened...
24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-165-3
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-200-1
Text: Fa Fiuza | Illustrations: Angelo Abu
A poetic journey through the universe of classic stories and famous characters of contemporary children’s books, such as The Three Little Pigs, Sleeping Beauty, The Yellow Woodpecker Farm. In short verses, with irregular meter and rhyme, this book talks about the fascination with literature. 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-549-9
24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-473-7
THE GIRL AND THE GRANDMA’S SECRET Text: Alexandre Perlingeiro Illustrations: Cláudio Martins
A girl and her grandmother play in the yard and talk about things of life. The girl asks if Grandma feels sad because she wears glasses, and she replies that she lives a life full of happiness. The granddaughter asks what happiness is, and, from there, they develop a loving and rich dialogue. 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-036-6
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THERE IS TUPI IN THE HUT AND IN ALMOST ALL THAT WE CAN TOUCH Text and illustrations: Walther Moreira Santos
With lightness and good humor, in verse and fun and creative tongue twisters, this book plays with words of our everyday life originated from the Tupi-Guarani language. In the end, a glossary presents the meaning of all those words. 24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-551-2
READERS IN PROCESS
CHILDREN’S CHARACTERISTICS IN THIS PHASE: GRASP OF THE READING MECHANISM; INTEREST IN KNOWING THINGS; ATTRACTION TO CHALLENGES AND INQUIRIES OF ALL KINDS. SUITABLE BOOKS: IMAGES THAT DIALOGUE WITH THE TEXT; LINEAR NARRATIVES AROUND A CENTRAL SITUATION AND A CONFLICT TO BE RESOLVED AT THE END; TEXTS PRESENTING SIMPLE SENTENCES IN DIRECT ORDER AND GRADUAL INTRODUCTION OF COMPOUND PERIODS; FUNNY, SATIRICAL OR UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS.
FROM 8/9 YEARS OLD
PLUSHY HUGS AND MORE POEMS
ALICE THROUGH THE MIRROR
Text: Marta Lagarta Illustrations: Mariângela Haddad
Text: Lewis Carroll Illustrations: Salmo Dansa Adaptation: Lecticia Dansa
In rhymes and in jokes, in games of words and in invented words, the poems in this book build a world of enchantment and fantasy, full of nonsense and laughter, but also of delicate emotions and reflections... These are poems to play, think, feel and imagine.
After visiting Wonderland, Alice ends up in a world behind the mirror, where she lives crazy adventures. Facing exotic characters, the feelings are mixed, like love and hate, and a little madness. An illustrated reinterpretation in verse of Lewis Carroll’s classic.
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-514-7
80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-343-3
TEA OF DISAPPEARANCE AND OTHER HAUNTED POEMS
SMELL OF TALC Text and illustrations: Aline Abreu
Text: André Ricardo Aguiar Illustrations: Luyse Costa
The narrator is a girl who was about to be named after her grandmother, Hermengarda, when she was born. But she was not – and this is the beginning of an emotional story. The girl discovers the tenderness and the perfume that a name can bear.
This book can be read in various ways. It is a set of delicious and mischievous short tales of terror. However, it is also the chronic of horror characters showing how monsters are also people like us. It is also poetry: the poems are playful and lyrical, short and humorous.
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-65381-23-9
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-175-2
Text: Otávio Junior Illustrations: Angelo Abu
Otávio Junior is the bookseller of Uma casa com quintal, um menino,of um pintinho Morro do Alemão, author Thesurgido não se sabe de onde: assim começa uma linda história boy with a red shirt, another title de amizade e de carinho que e surpreende. about the reality of manyemociona Brazilian children living in poor communities. This is the story of the powerful Godfather of the slums, who makes things happen, commands everyone, until we discover a surprising revelation at the end of the book.
SONIA JUNQUEIRA FIDENCO
THE GODFATHER OF THE SLUM
FIDENCO Text: Sonia Junqueira Illustrations: Diogo Droschi
A house with a yard, a boy, a chick that nobody knows where it came from: so begins a beautiful story of friendship and affection that thrills and surprises the reader. 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-333-6
ISBN: 978-85-8217-333-6
24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-293-3 9
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THE BOY WITH THE RED SHIRT Text: Otávio Junior Illustrations: Angelo Abu
WHATIRÃ - THE LAKE OF THE DEAD Text: Daniel Munduruku, Jaime Diakara Illustrations: Mauricio Negro
Otávio was a young black boy living in one of the most violent and poor communities in Rio de Janeiro, dominated by drug dealers. He could have followed the way of so many colleagues who were involved with drugs, but he did not! Books found in the trash changed his fate and armed him with ruler and compass to follow new paths.
When I was a kid, my father, Diakuru “Pepy Iãr” Kumu, an expert in healing and a very wise man, told me the story of The Lake of The Dead. I, who enjoyed scary stories, listened carefully. My father caressed my head and explained me that it wasn’t just a scary story, but an ancient knowledge that I should listen with attention and respect and keep it inside my heart.
GUAYNÊ DEFEATS THE GREAT SNAKE – AN INDIAN STORY
IN THE SNAIL TRAIL
24 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-262-9
Text: Tiago Hakiy Illustrations: Mauricio Negro
Guaynê was a Mawé indian in love with the daughter of the shaman, who was captured by the great Moi, a snake. Guaynê chased the evil snake, fought it in a titanic duel and came out as the winner, rescuing his beloved from the monster’s insides. 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-170-7
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-980-2
Text: Maria Valéria Rezende Illustrations: Marlette Menezes
“Haiku is a short poem of three lines invented by Japanese poets. It’s like a ‘photo’ with words of a unique time that the poet saw, heard, felt and became enchanted with in nature.” The haiku of this book shows some of the life and beauty of the Brazilian Northeast in the silvery trail of a small snail. 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-340-2
THE SKY WACKY
THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD
Text and illustrations: Anna Göbel Photography: Daniel Mansur
Text: Vivina de Assis Viana Illustrations: Rosinha
The legend claims that in the beginning of all, the Earth was sleeping soundly on the seabed, where it would rest forever, if it were not for a curious rock, the Sky Wacky. Crabs, fishes and jellyfishes will help it get out of place where it once was. All set to turn the Earth upside down... and to create the five continents.
On a farm, a boy learns how to build and set traps to catch birds. He takes one in a cage to live in the big city, São Paulo, and the bird lives in an apartment, with the affection of the boy, who, nevertheless, decides to take it back to the farm and give it another cage...
THE BOY WITH A TIGHT LOOK THAT COULD SEE FAR...
THE TIME BIRD
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-404-1
40 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-388-4
Text: Sonia Rosa Illustrations: Cláudia Jussan
Murilo was a boy who longed to become an adult and work. A strong boy, who knew what he wanted and fought for his dreams. A former neighbor remembers their daily adventures, games, joys and sufferings. 40 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-550-5
Text: Ana Lasevicius Illustrations: Sônia Magalhães
“That strange music made the clock hands go counter-clockwise, because it was played in reverse. When this happened, the cuckoo, a bird that comes from inside the clock every hour, sucked in the unsuspecting children passing by the sidewalk at that moment. This is why the front door window was always open.” 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-478-4
BOLT BOY Text: Olívia de Mello Franco Illustrations: Angelo Abu
Out of the sugarcane plantation, a boy wanders through the neighborhood backyards and decides to wear skirts and petticoats collected from clotheslines. He dances and swings, does pirouettes, in an intriguing choreography... An informative text displaying photos, it shows a typical folklore play from Sergipe. 36 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-307-5
POEMS PERCHED ON THE TIMELINE Text: Neusa Sorrenti Illustrations: Marta Neves
A set of poems inspired by the seasons of the year and different holidays. More than 50 poems, sometimes tender, sometimes humorous, about important dates, most of them celebrated at schools. For its large range, it is a book that can accompany the student throughout the year, scoring the day to day of school and raising reflections on the meaning of each addressed date. 72 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-066-3
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OUR SIZE Text: Murilo Cisalpino | Illustrations: Manoel Veiga
A smart and sensitive boy that pays attention to everything, grows and discovers beautiful and important things about himself, life, people, regardless of their size. He then realizes the true meaning of the word “growth”. 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-384-6
THE SKY UNDER THE SEA AND OTHER MEMORIES Text: Janaína Michalski | Illustrations: Aline Abreu
It is not because of the orange trees on the main street, but there was an orange fog in that place. And it was in this fog that Carolina and Zezin lived the unhappenings of the days and flew through the stories until the sky under the sea. 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-568-2
THE TURTLE AND THE DOLL
BORUM’S DREAM
Text: Marcia Leite | Illustrations: Flávio Fargas
Text: Edson Krenak | Illustrations: Mauricio Negro
During a boat trip with her owner, a doll falls into the sea and is saved by a sea turtle, who, moved by the doll’s suffering, decides to help her. Then they begin a pilgrimage over beaches and seas. After many years of fruitless search, they both realize they have aged together and then have an emotional and exciting discovery.
This book won the 10th Tamoios Contest of Texts By Indigenous Writers. The Autêntica publishing group joined with this innovative action published the winning text, which now in book form is accessible to more people.
A COLOR PARTY
BELT OUT AND TWIRL
Text: Ronaldo Fraga | Illustrations: Anna Göbel
Text and Illustrations: Mariângela Haddad
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-617-7
36 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-342-6
Through images that explore colors and shapes, patterns and textures of the cotton fabric called Chita, with figures and popular festival scenarios as “maracatu” and June Festivals, this book presents and rescues the story of a “democratic” fabric that survived globalization with strength and personality.
When Una was born, instead of crying a new-born-cry, she belted out a perfect C (yes, the musical note!). With that C started Una’s and her sister’s lives. Their father decided their destinies and then everyone’s lives started twirling. 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-403-6
48 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-525-5
THE SUCCESS MUTTS
THE DAUGHTER OF LAZINESS
Text: José Carlos Aragão | Illustrations: Weberson Santiago
Text: Bartolomeu Campos de Queirós | Illustrations: Marta Neves
A group of dogs, each one with their own problems, join in a rock band and become famous. This “2 books in 1”, with two covers, tells the same story in two versions: on one hand, the narrative version, on the other, turning the book around, the dramaturgical version, ready to be put together.
This girl was the very incarnation of laziness: from the womb of her mother to adulthood, everything in her was slow, sluggish. The pregnancy lasted seven years and seven months; she was born in the night of St. John, the longest night of the year; it took her twenty-six months to learn the letters of the alphabet...
OLD CHICO’S ROCKING
IF I GO AWAY SOMEDAY...
Text: Raimundo Carvalho | Illustrations: Demóstenes Vargas
Text and illustrations: Anna Göbel
104 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-401-2
This book pays an homage to the São Francisco River with stories and landscapes from the river and the population who live near it. After thousands of years as a source of life, the Old Chico’s recent years is a tale of suffering.
32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-609-0
In a lush scenery in the midst of trees, flowers and fruits, animals and streams, a boy and a girl talk about life and how they will remain together if one of them dies... A short text, full of poetry and reflections on life and death, nature and love. 36 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-338-9
48 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-561-3
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GIRAMUNDO COLLECTION Retellings: Sonia Junqueira Illustrations: Giramundo Teatro de Bonecos
The purpose of this collection is retelling classical and popular stories from Brazil and other countries in colloquial language. It is always narrated by “Zé do Conto”, a character created for the collection, who walks through the world living and listening to stories.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
THE ELEPHANT SLAVE OF THE RABBIT
THE HEADLESS MULE
52 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-567-3
36 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-518-5
40 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-572-7
READERS IN PROCESS OLHO D’ÁGUA – THE PATH OF THE DREAMS
THE STREET OF THE BANANA TREE Text: Adriano Messias | Illustrations: Flávio Fargas
Text: Roni Wasiry Guará | Illustrations: Walther Moreira Santos
A banana tree planted in a street where many children live and two neighbors come to grips all the time is the center of the events in this book. Built from the narrator’s memories, the story reveals an almost disappeared universe submerged in the urbanization process in Brazil.
In an emotional narrative, the author speaks of the past and the present, of the life of the Indians of his tribe in times of peace, when they freely exercised their customs and traditions, and now, in the “times of change”, after the arrival of white men. 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-65381-25-3
64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-168-4
... BUT IT IS A SECRET... Text: Jorge Miguel Marinho | Illustrations: Juliane Assis
Alex’s best friend, Cecy, is the only one trusted on a big secret that makes her friend a different and special being, and she defends him against all who distrust him. In an outcome between magical and realistic, the tension is broken, uniting the two great friends even more.
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40 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-389-1
COPIES SOLD IN BRAZIL
ALICE’S SILENCE Text: Cristiana Athayde Illustrations: Sônia Magalhães
This is the story of Alice, a girl who has spent a long time without talking to anyone. Shy and ashamed of everything, she always thought the worst thing ever would be talking. One evening, she decided to silence herself forever. Her family tried everything they could to make her talk, but nothing happened. But then another Alice, curious and talkative, started to meet her during the night. 40 pages | ISBN: 978-85-513-0071-8
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POETRY AT THE PORCH Text: Sonia Junqueira | Illustrations: Flávio Fargas
Narrative in verse about the search for poetry: in the plant that sprouts, in the rain, in the words inside the books... The short verses point to a possible place of poetry: the simple things in life and nature, which may be seen, for example, from a porch. 28 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-525-3
FLUENT READERS FROM 10/11 YEARS OLD
ANONYMOUS NONSENSE – A PUZZLE TO THE ARMY OF PEARL CONDOMINIUM Text: Lauro Elme Illustrations: Rogério Borges
This book is about the adventures of two protagonists: the narrator’s and his colleague’s, Rachel. In texts written on the classroom desks, they discover an enigmatic message exchange. They follow clues and discover a link between the messages and an act of vandalism in the school. 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-332-9
CHILDREN’S CHARACTERISTICS IN THIS PHASE: CONSOLIDATION OF READING ABILITIES OF THE COMPREHENSION OF THE WORLD; GREATER CAPACITY FOR CONCENTRATION, REFLECTION AND ABSTRACTION; DEVELOPMENT OF THE HYPOTHETICAL DEDUCTIVE THOUGHT. SUITABLE BOOKS: CHARACTERS THAT ARE “HEROES” WITH HUMAN VALUES AND IDEAL OF JUSTICE; PRESENCE OF ACTIVE AND QUESTIONING GROUPS OF CHARACTERS; SIMPLE STORIES WITH BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END; TALES AND CHRONIC OR NOVELS OF REALISTIC CHARACTER; ADVENTURE OR ROMANCE; DETECTIVE NOVELS AND SCIENCE FICTION; LEGENDS OR MYTHOLOGICAL NARRATIVES.
LOST IN TIME Text: Silvia La Regina Illustrations: Christiane Costa
During a visit to a laboratory to observe a science experiment in Italy, twins suffer an accident and are transported to the Rome of Emperor Nero in the first century A.D. After adventures with gladiators, lions and slaves, they gain freedom and come back to the present time bringing a “souvenir”. 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-471-5
PATRICINHA’S NEW ADVENTURE AT THE NEW TIME SHOPPING CENTER Text: Lourenço Cazarré Illustrations: Cláudio Martins
The door of the Ferrari is opened and a leg came out. A skinny leg to be sincere. In the far end of this leg there is some seriously high and expensive heels. Patricinha got out of her boyfriend’s car at the New Time Shopping Center, to embark on the greatest adventure of her life... A surreal adventure that involved the whole mall and even had some cheerleaders... 112 pages | ISBN: 978-85-513-0069-5
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CRITIC READERS
CHILDREN’S CHARACTERISTICS IN THIS PHASE: FULL GRASP OF READING AND WRITING; DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE WRITING; INCREASED CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD; DEVELOPMENT OF REFLEXIVE THINKING AND CRITICAL AWARENESS. SUITABLE BOOKS: BOOKS PRESENTING A CRITICAL VISION OF SOCIETY AND OF THE CONFLICTS OF CONTEMPORARY REALITY; BOOKS SHOWING DYNAMIC CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF SELFREALIZATION AND SELF-KNOWLEDGE; BOOKS PRESENTING A MORE ELABORATED LANGUAGE TO MAKE READING MORE CHALLENGING.
FROM 12/13 YEARS OLD
OUR THINGS COLLECTION
Collected from Brazilian popular culture or written from its elements, such as popular literature, popular sayings, riddles, children rhymes. Books that intend to bring the reader close to typical things of a traditional Brazil, less known to new generations.
FLUENT READERS
CRITIC READERS
WHO TELLS A TALE ADDS A TAIL... STORIES CREATED FROM POPULAR SAYINGS
STORIES HANGING ON THE CLOTHESLINE – THREE CORDEL STORIES OF ROMANCE E ADVENTURE
Text: Bel Assunção Azevedo | Screens: Sônia Magalhães 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-338-1
Cordel literature by João Melquíades Ferreira da Silva and Francisco das Chagas Batista | Illustrations: Ciro Fernandes Organization: Cristina Antunes 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-341-1
CRITIC READERS GOLD INSIDE THE HEAD Text: Maria Valéria Rezende | Illustrations: Diogo Droschi
The story of a fighter who faced serious dangers wandering around Brazil in order to find a treasure that is more precious than gold. At the end of the long journey, lost and not knowing where to go, he found the treasure right in front of his eyes, where the unprepared look can only see misery and sorrow. 104 pages | ISBN: 978-85-65381-07-9
THE FABULOUS DEATH OF THE PORTUGUESE TEACHER Text: Lourenço Cazarré Illustrations: Negreiros
Mariana and Teodoro are assigned to cover the inauguration of a bookstore. During the event, the most hated teacher (and literary critic) in the city dies. A mix of a detective narrative and humor, this book bears the mark of its author: mystery, action and investigation mixed in a fluid, agile and engaging text. 112 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-163-9
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STORIES FROM HERE AND THERE
A VERSE AT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY – POETRY IN THE ROYAL ROAD
Text: Maria Valeria Rezende Illustrations: Diogo Droschi
Text and illustrations: Angela Leite de Souza
A collection of representative Brazilian tales with a strong presence of dialogue. The stories address events and situations typical of our daily life in different parts of the country and with a wide range of themes.
The Royal Road, originally built in Colonial Brazil, is revisited in this book through touching poems. In each page we find roads, cities and roadsides details of this route that was very important for the development of Brazil.
96 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-391-4
48 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-344-0
SHAKESPEARE AND THE WOMEN – CLASSICS FROM THE GREAT BARD REWRITTEN BY THEM
THE LIGHT MYSTERY AND THE FACE OF SHADOWS Text: Silvio Costta Illustrations: Cláudio Martins
Text: Janaina Vieira, Laura Conrado and Lycia Barros Illustrations: Diogo Droschi
A dark plot can release all the evil inside each one of us and spread across the globe. The fates of three kids must cross in order to prevent these disasters.
Interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays. Contemporary versions of Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night Dream and Othello.
The medieval past and the technological present are connected in this incredible story that involves violence, corruption and mysterious crimes, centering on modernity and science against faith and hope in divinity.
256 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8217-331-2
240 pages | ISBN: 978-85-513-0093-0
THE GALPÃO GROUP PERFORMANCES COLLECTION The Galpão Group presents a theatrical experience grounded in research and experimentation and focused on group work. Seeking essentially popular themes, it emphasizes a theater that breaks the boundaries of the stage and wins the streets and unconventional spaces.
ECLIPSE
CLOVEN
SMALL MIRACLES
Author: Jurij Alschitz Translation: Alisa Blokina 88 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6538-115-4
Author: Italo Calvino | Adaptation: Cacá Brandão 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-269-6
Authors: Maurício Arruda Mendonça, Paulo de Moraes 144 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-272-6
THE STREET OF SORROW
STREET TEXTS
AN IMAGINARY MOLIÈRE
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Author: Eduardo Garrido | Adaptation: Arildo de Barros 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-267-2
Author: Galpão Group 88 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-265-8
Author: Cacá Brandão 96 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-268-9
Author: Luis Alberto de Abreu 112 pages | ISBN: 978-85-7526-270-2
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PAULA PIMENTA BABI DEWET BRUNA VIEIRA THALITA REBOUÇAS
E L B A T T E AN UNFORG
YEAR
THESE FOUR WRITERS TOGETHER HAVE SOLD OVER
2,5 MILLION
AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR
The best writers of teen fiction in Brazil get together for a short story book that will snatch their fans attention. Um ano inesquecível (An Unforgettable Year) has four stories, each one written by one of the authors, with a plot that develops throughout a season making each protagonist’s year unforgettable. Paula Pimenta tells a story about winter, Thalita Rebouças narrates a summer love, Bruna Vieira presents spring and Babi Dewet, the fall.
BOOKS
These four writers together have sold over 2,5 million books, bringing thousands of readers and fans to their books signing events. 400 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-311-0
RIGHTS SOLD Portuguese (Portugal: Editorial Presença)
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FELIPE CASTILHO Felipe Castilho has always been around books – both as a reader and as a writer. At age 24 he released the first volume of the series The Folkloric Legacy. Many positive feedbacks came from readers and critics, what motivated him to I keep writing. Some people might think he is a normal person, but his friends in São Paulo, his hometown, know the truth: he hates people who stand on the left side of stairs and he can bend his thumb a lot more than you do.
THE FOLKLORIC LEGACY GOLD, FIRE & MEGABYTES (THE FOLKLORIC LEGACY #1)
SILVER, EARTH & FULL MOON (THE FOLKLORIC LEGACY #2)
Anderson Coelho, a 12 year-old boy, lives his life between the reality of school and an online RPG. His skills in the game draw the attention of a mysterious organization, which chooses him to command an amazing mission alongside a group of unconventional environmentalists. Their quest? He has to stop an evil billionaire from putting his hands on a giant serpent of fire with enough power to burn an entire country. Gold, Fire & Megabytes is the beginning of The Folkloric Legacy, a saga that brings the exotic Brazilian myths and folklore to the light of our era.
Anderson Coelho discovers the location of the legendary (and floating) magical island called Amnesty, and manages to get to it in order to join the great competition between secret organizations that happens periodically. However, it is full moon, and he will have to deal with the howling and anger problems that it brings and that he never suspected existed. 272 pages | ISBN:978-85-8235-077-5
288 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6538-313-4
IRON, WATER & DARKNESS (THE FOLKLORIC LEGACY #3)
With one of his companions abducted and lost in a wild land ruled by cannibal giants, Anderson and The Organization travel to the dry lands of the Brazilian northeast, and find out about a plan to awake an ancient indigenous god of nightmares and darkness. 288 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-318-9
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BÁRBARA MORAIS Barbara Morais was born in Brazil. She is an Economy student and part of Aised, an international organization dedicated to cultural exchange and leadership development among young people. She has a pop culture website named “Nem Um Pouco Épico” in which she writes about music, movies and literature. She published short stories and The Anomalous Trilogy is her debut in novels, combining her favorite interests: social conflicts and super powers.
ANOMALOUS TRILOGY THE ISLAND OF DISSIDENTS
THE INVISIBLE THREAT
All that Sybil wanted was to get out of Kali, an impoverished area of war between the Union and the Empire of the Sun, and also avoid joining the army. But she never imagined that she could be one of the anomalous, a special group of people with genetic mutations that gave them unbelievable superhuman abilities.
The oppression against the anomalous increases, and life in the Special Cities begins to change, inciting rebellions, leaving the situation on the verge of a civil war. Amidst the various factions, Sybil and her friends feel a big threat around the corner, but they fail to realize who and where the real enemy is.
304 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-075-1
THE RECOVERY OF THE UNION
After the Yellow Massacre, the situation in the entire Union is critical. Most people think Sybil is dead. Being the key element to stop the government’s enemies the girl finds herself in the middle of a game full of gossips and deaths. 320 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-313-4
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336 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-169-7
BRUNA VIEIRA
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230.000 BOOKS SOLD
Bruna Vieira is one of the best-known bloggers in Brazil, having over one million followers on various social media. Her first book was a collection of chronicles written for her blog, and shortly after its publication the writer began a very successful career as one of the youngest writers in Brazil. Among her titles is a very successful contemporary fiction teen trilogy.
RIGHTS SOLD
Portuguese (Portugal: Marcador Editora)
THE GIRL WHO COLLECTED BUTTERFLIES
AFTER FIFTEEN – WHEN ALL BEGAN TO CHANGE
This book shows that being mature and gaining independence is great, but it has its challenges. Bruna Vieira continues to inspire teens from all over the country, and the pages of this book equals the beating of a butterfly’s wings collected inside her chest for some time and that now she can release and let fly freely.
Composed of beautiful tales and chronicles, this book is a mixture of stories, confidences and secrets of a girl who was born in the countryside, loves animals, wears colored berets and still believes in simple and true love.
152 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-122-2
200 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-013-3
BACK TO FIFTEEN
BACK TO DREAMS
Anita, now 30 years old, finds her first blog written when she was 15, and something unusual happens. Everything around her changes unexpectedly, and in the midst of impossible loves, ruined friendships and family frictions, Anita will try to write her own happy ending on a mysterious page on the Internet.
While she decides which course to take in college, Anita prepares herself to work in another country and finds out that her love has become a music star. Anita begins to think of herself and her dreams, and will need to deal with several choices and circumstances in an attempt to unveil the mystery of the blog that makes her travel in time.
224 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-079-9
240 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-185-7
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ARIANE FREITAS JESSICA GRECCO
THE BOOK OF GOOD – THINGS FOR YOU TO DO AND MAKE YOUR DAY HAPPIER
This is a different book because it is about a very special person: you. It is a space for you to do things that will put a smile on your face and will make your life happier and more joyful. It leads you to small and great attitudes that will remind you that everything can always be better and funnier if you just give it a chance, and that each second of your life is worth living, even when you tend not to really believe it. Each minute you dedicate to these pages will make this book more complete and more yours. So, come on and do it! 224 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-211-3
RIGHTS SOLD Portuguese (Portugal: Porto Editora), Spanish (Mexico: Editorial Planeta Mexicana), Chinese and variations (All Chinese speaking countries except mainland China: Titan Books)
THE BOOK OF GOOD 2 – TO ADVENTURE YOURSELF AND SEE THE WORLD FROM A NEW ANGLE
This book is filled with adventures, but with that sweet touch of love and motivation to accomplish your dreams, because we know that sometimes everyone needs a little push in the middle of life’s hustle. Besides exploring what you feel, we invite you to leave your comfort zone and observe the world around you, it may be traveling, exploring your hometown, or taking the courage to get to know the people and the things around you that you have never noticed. 224 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-375-2
THE BOOK OF LOVE
THE BOOK OF SERENITY
There are some people who make our hearts skip a beat, put a smile on our faces and make us believe in love. For those people we have a very special way of saying “I love you”: a book filled with love notes for those you love the most.
Everything is going fast, we are always running and late at the same time. Sometimes all we need is to take a break. Free your creativity in this coloring book and let yourself slow down a little bit. You will be surprised with the results!
96 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-257-1
84 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-287-8
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Ariane Freitas was born in São Paulo in 1990 and fell in love with letters and drawings when she was very young. Her fascination with storytelling led her to a graduation in Journalism. She worked in many marketing and publicity companies and it was at her last job that she met Jessica Grecco, with whom she founded the Facebook page “Indiretas do Bem” – which is now their full time job. She loves to read, accumulate books, travelling and drawing. By the way, she does all the illustrations found both in the fanpage and in the books.
Jessica Grecco was born in São Paulo in 1989. She likes to create blogs and she is a very positive person – some people say that she is excessively positive. Jessica worked with digital creativity in a marketing company in which she met Ariane Freitas, her friend with whom she created the Facebook page “Indiretas do Bem”. In a matter of hours, their page had more than a thousand likes and it hasn’t stopped growing since then. Today “Indiretas do Bem” has 6,5 million fans.
RECADOS DO BEM
This book was inspired by the @instadobem project and brings 52 texts designed to help you see life in a more positive way. You can plan, week after week, the practice of new ideas about your life. Surely your year will not end the same way it started. 256 pages ISBN: 978-85-8235-418-6
LOOK INSIDE:
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OVER
1.000.000
PAULA PIMENTA
SHOOTING MY LIFE’S SCRIPT
RIGHTS SOLD Portuguese (Portugal: Editora Presença), Spanish (Latin America and USA: V&R Editoras)
SHOOTING MY LIFE’S SCRIPT 1 – FANI’S PREMIERE
SHOOTING MY LIFE’S SCRIPT 2 – FANI ON THE QUEEN’S LAND
SHOOTING MY LIFE’S SCRIPT 3 – THE UNEXPECTED SCRIPT OF FANI
This book tells the story of the fascinating universe of Fani, a girl full of expectations, facing the conflict between carrying on with her daily life with friends, family, studies and her new found love or risking to go to another country and dive into a world filled with new possibilities.
Now in England and amidst a flood of feelings and amazing events, Fani lives intensely, meeting people who win her heart and her friendship. However, the best script of her life is still to be lived...
Fani, now 18, returns from England a more mature person and soon realizes that she is no longer the same girl as before she traveled, full of anxieties and fears. Her expectations are focused on the college entrance exam and the dreamed relationship with Leo.
336 pages ISBN: 978-85-8923-984-4
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328 pages ISBN: 978-85-8923-980-6
BOOKS SOLD
424 pages ISBN: 978-85-8923-939-4
SHOOTING MY LIFE’S SCRIPT 4 – FANI IN SEARCH OF A HAPPY ENDING
In the last volume of the series by Paula Pimenta, the readers will follow what happens to the love of Fani and Leo. Shooting My Life’s Script 4 narrates the outcome of this exciting love story that won thousands of people around the country. 608 pages ISBN: 978-85-6538-320-2
Paula Pimenta was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Since she was little she showed an aptitude for writing, and because of that she started a major in Journalism, but after two years she ended up transferring to Advertising, in which she graduated from PUC Minas. After leaving university, she moved to London, where she studied creative writing and wrote her first novel, Shooting My Life’s Script – Fani’s Premiere. Back in Brazil, she worked with marketing and as a music teacher until she was able to become a full-time writer. The first book she ever wrote, a collection of poems called Confissão (Confession), was published in 2001, independently. Her success came only in
MY MIND-BLOWING LIFE
2008, when the readers’ mouth-to-mouth buzz made the romantic teen series Shooting My Life’s Script into a bestseller. The adventures of a Brazilian teenager named Estefânia Castelino Belluz, Fani, had three sequels. Altogether, the four books sold over 500 thousand copies. The series was also published in Spain, Portugal and the entire Latin America, and now there is also a comic version with two volumes so far. In 2012, Paula Pimenta was chosen by Época magazine as one of the 100 most influential Brazilians and in 2014, according to PublishNews’ ranking, she was the number one bestselling author in Brazil. Currently she has sold over 1 million copies.
RIGHTS SOLD Portuguese (Portugal: Editorial Presença)
MY MIND-BLOWING LIFE – 1ST SEASON
MY MIND-BLOWING LIFE – 2ND SEASON
MY MIND-BLOWING LIFE – 3RD SEASON
MY MIND-BLOWING LIFE - 4TH SEASON
Moving to a new city is always difficult; how to start over in a place where everyone already knows each other, where groups are already formed, where no one knows who you are? At first, Priscila does not like the idea, but she gradually realizes that she can use that to her advantage, getting a chance to be someone new.
Priscilla, now 16 years old, starts dealing with more serious issues of adolescence: the impending college entrance exam, and along with it all the fears of this phase, friendships that seem solid and are suddenly lost, and learning that dating needs constant care so that it is not worn down.
Priscila is now 19 years old and realizes that she needs to leave adolescence behind and take charge of the responsabilities of an adult life. But, just like the TV shows that we love, she will go through a series of plot twists and confusion, and will find out that past episodes affect the current ones.
After the traumatic end of their relationship, Rodrigo and Priscila go separate ways. While she leaves to New York to try a new life, Rodrigo wants to forget everything he went through and travels to Canada to meet his siblings. But some memories are hard to forget and to leave them behind proves to be much more complicated than he had imagined.
408 pages ISBN: 978-85-8062-005-4
424 pages ISBN: 978-85-8235-040-9
336 pages ISBN: 978-85-8923-984-4
448 pages ISBN: 978-85-8235-458-2
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ATHOS BRIONES In his debut novel, with a light-hearted narrative and enthralling characters, Athos Briones leads us by a story about the dramas and conflicts of adolescence.
MUCH MORE THAN A CHANCE
There is no time for love, it happens when you least expect it. Victor is an ordinary kid. He goes to a public school, he loves to play football, works to help with household expenses, and dreams of providing a better future for his mother and sister. All he needs is an opportunity for his dreams to finally come true. His life changes when Victor gets a scholarship at the best college in São Paulo, thanks to his football talent. Lost in a completely new world and very far from the reality of his life, he finds refuge among new friends and in the beautiful eyes of a girl named Sophia. When he faces the difficulty of reconciling study, work and football training, when people are less receptive than they seem and Sophia’s mother decides to stop their relationship, Victor realizes he needs a lot of perseverance and strength to overcome prejudice and discrimination and prove that a person’s worth is not measured by their origin but by their actions. 160 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-398-1
BABI DEWET Babi Dewet wanted to be a rock star but ended up writing books for teenagers (with a lot of music included). Her fist trilogy, Sábado à Noite (Saturday Night), became a hit when it was first written as a fan fiction on the web. Since then a lot has happened and Babi Dewet keeps writing books about love and music.
PUNK ROCK SONATA
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304 pages | ISBN: 978-85-
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BABI DEWET ÉRICA IMENES NATÁLIA PAK
K-POP – A SURVIVAL GUIDE
Do you really know everything about K-Pop? If your answer is no, come with us into this amazing voyage through the world of Korean pop music. Simple and fun, this manual takes you on a tour through the history of South Korea and its culture, entertainment industry, music and passion. And we encourage you to pay attention to the details. K-Pop is made of them. Each color, each concept, each beat and expression means a world of possibilities and we assure you won’t want to miss anything. 160 pages ISBN: 978-85-8235-477-3
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Érica Imenes
Natália Pak
Has a degree in Audiovisual Production and Journalism, works with communication and show business since 2007. She is a presenter and artistic producer, responsible for accompanying and conduct concerts of Korean pop groups. In 2013 became an editor of the SarangInGayo website, writing posts on Korean Pop beyond presenting entertainment and interviews on the channel SIGTV on YouTube.
She’s the daughter of Korean immigrants and in 2008 created the SarangInGayo (the biggest and oldest portal of Korean culture in Brazil) with the goal to bring into the country quality content. With a degree in Digital Design, her work at SarangInGayo has been recognized by the Korean government, receiving many awards as a representative of South Korea and the title “Young Leader” by the KOFICE and OKF (governmental organizations of South Korea). Natália is also part of the board of the Generation of Young Koreans in Brazil (HanMiYeon).
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Pedro Guerra When he gave up on being an astronaut, around 12 years of age, Pedro Guerra decided to be a writer. Just like that, into the typical indecision only those who the Libra signs can understand. Without knowing he found himself between writing songs, poetry, verses and many words. Today Pedro has 25 falls, more than 120k words published and many more being written, including these.
HOW I IMAGINE YOU
A rare disease diagnosed during her childhood never stopped Helena from seeing the world, and even with all the obstacles she is a joyful independent and very sensitive young girl. But it’s at night that Lena feels her heart fill with doubts and agitation as she meets a mysterious boy that comes up constantly in her dreams. And even knowing that she can’t see him with clarity, she knows exactly how he is. One day her parents need to go in a trip and the young girl has to stay alone at home. Well... not totally alone. Her mom had hired a boy to take care of the garden. And what looked like an unpleasant visit can bring a huge change in her life. Forever... 192 pages ISBN: 978-85-8235-467-4
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CRITIC READERS
THE CHOSEN OF GAIA Author: Marcela Mariz
Alberto just got a chance to belong to a society that is revealed only to a few people. Along with his family, he moves away with the prospect of a better life. However, a number of unusual events makes them suspect that there is something strange behind that seemingly perfect location. 208 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-132-1
NOT DRAMATIC AT ALL Author: Dayse Dantas
Camila, a very diligent student, went to school without getting involved in typical adolescence dramas, which is a victory for her. However she soon finds herself in a love confusion involving her best friend. 320 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-107-9
SOPHIE IN PARIS Author: Regina Drummond
Join Sophie in this trip of discoveries and learnings, a transition from the youth to the adulthood filled with good moments and major choices, showing us that the reality can be much more interesting than what we dare to imagine. 224 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-173-4
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ALEX DIOCHON Alex Diochon likes to draw and make comics. His webcomic Crafting got the readers attention on Deviantart. Diochon lives and works in Canada, where he carefully plans world domination.
COMICS AND GEEK LITERATURE
CRAFTING
Crafting portrays the difficulties of surviving in the Overworld: battling monsters, building a base and exploring the world. With illustrations only, Crafting is a unique comic full of creativity, with great art and a character that will captivate everyone. A comic for all ages and tastes. 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-315-2
RIGHTS SOLD French (world: Jungle!)
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FEFÊ TORQUATO Fefê Torquato is a Brazilian comic artist born in Santa Catarina. She has a major in Music but it was in making comics that she found the best way to express herself and communicate with the world. She likes to play the flute, listen to bossa nova, watch Seinfeld, bake, ride a bike, play with her dogs, sleep and daydream. And cats. She not only likes cats, she thinks she’s one herself. Today she lives in her hometown surrounded by more animals than people. And she hopes to remain this way.
COMICS AND GEEK LITERATURE
CAT CHICK
Gigi is a girl that spends half of her time sleeping, the other half eating and being bored all day long. Why would someone be interested in her life? Because Gigi is half-cat. She descends from a family of cat-people, the only of their species, as far as they know... Fascinating creatures aware of the power they have over humans and, because of that, they dominate the world with their soft fur, penetrating gaze and controversial pose. Gigi deals with day to day problems like stealing other people’s seats, torturing insects for hours, dealing with the Family leader, Fefê – that may or may not be losing her mind – and the jealousy of her boyfriend, Danilo, that suspects he is not the only one. Stop what you are doing and read this book. It has cats. 160 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-135-6
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CAROL CHRISTO Carol Christo is a Brazilian writer and assistant editor of middle grade and young adult books. She has a major in Social Communications and a grad degree in Screenwriting. Carol lives in Belo Horizonte, with a cat called Hermione and Fred, her cross-eyed dog.
COMICS AND GEEK LITERATURE
THE LAST POKÉMON MASTER
Lucas always dreamt of becoming a Pokémon master. That, of course, remained in his imagination, until things somehow started to get out of control. Along with his friend Cora, the bravest girl he knows, and Samuel, his genius best friend, they come up with a plan to skip school and go to City Park, seeking a rare pokémon. However, inexplicable things start to happen there, and all three of them are in great danger. It seems like these strange happenings have something to do with the game that became a worldwide sensation. And Lucas, as the best player in town, has to make sure reality doesn’t transform into a complete disaster. When the real world is threatened by digital monsters… who will be able to battle and catch them all? 136 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-326-8
RIGHTS SOLD French (world: Bragelonne), English (world: Bonnier), Italian (world: Mondadori Electa), Hungarian (world: Maxim).
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FOREIGN COVER
PAULA PIMENTA Paula Pimenta began her literary career in 2001 with a poem book, but it was her first teen fiction series, Fazendo Meu Filme (Shooting My Life’s Script), that brought her to the place of a full-time professional writer. Since then she has written over ten books and become one of the most beloved writers in Brazil. Copyrights of her novels were sold to Portugal and Spain.
COMICS AND GEEK LITERATURE
SHOOTING MY LIFE’S SCRIPT VOLUME 1: BEFORE THE MOVIE STARTS
SHOOTING MY LIFE’S SCRIPT VOLUME 2: UNLUCKY IN GAME, LUCKY IN LOVE?
The comic book version of the best-selling book series by Paula Pimenta. This first volume of Shooting My Life’s Script portrays the beginning of the friendship between Fani and Leo… And the troubles she goes through in order to give him an unforgettable birthday.
In this second volume of Shooting my Life’s Script in comics, you will find out something about the characters you never knew before: their favorite football teams! Alan gets involved in a fight at the stadium, and everyone ends up having very bad luck that day. Does this mean – as the saying goes – that they will have better luck in love? Find out in this new story of Fani and the gang!
80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-109-7
88 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-172-1
SHOOTING MY LIFE’S SCRIPT VOLUME 3: I DON’T GIVE, I DON’T LEND, I DON’T SELL!
Fani expects the holiday to bring good times with her friends – including trips and parties. But things don’t go as planned... She has a new job now: babysitting her little nephews. Unable to enjoy the school break as she would like, Fani can only dream that one day her life will be as exciting as one of her favorite movies. 88 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-127-1
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LU CAFAGGI BRUNA VIEIRA Lu Cafaggi was born in 1988, in Belo Horizonte. She started posting comics, in her personal blog in 2010. In the following year she published Mixtape, a collection of mini comic books which tells the story of our relationship with music. Lu Cafaggi was invited, along with her brother, Vitor Cafaggi, to develop an original Monica’s Gang story for the project Graphic MSP, and they created Laços (Bonds). In 2015, the siblings published the follow up to the Monica’s Gang graphic novel, which was named Lições (Lessons). Bruna Vieira is a blogger and a writer. She was born in 1994 in Leopoldina, a small town in the state of Minas Gerais, but she moved to São Paulo when she decided playing grown up. She is one of the best-known bloggers in Brazil, having over one million followers on multiple social networks. Her first book was a collection of chronicles written for her blog, and shortly after its publication the writer began a very successful career as one of the youngest writers in Brazil. Among her titles is a very successful contemporary fiction teen trilogy.
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THE BEGINING OF EVERYTHING
THE WORLD WITHIN
Bruna Vieira has a secret list of dreams she has never told anyone. Her story begins in a really small town you have probably never heard of. She was not that tall, not that thin, not that funny. They say she wanted to pack her bags and explore the world, but before that she will have to deal with her shyness and face the first days at her new school. Travelling with little birds and discovering the bridges that connect her life to her dreams, Bruna meets the delicate drawings of the award-winning illustrator Lu Cafaggi, giving us the story of a young girl who has learned how to love life and herself before going out into the world.
Knowing how to laugh at yourself is a characteristic that makes all the difference in our lives. I think that is the reason why everything goes wrong, all at once, in our teenage years. It happens so we can make a mistake, miss a step, choke, want to disappear and, on the next day, realize it wasn’t that bad; after all, everyone is trying, in different ways, to deal with the new things in life. Bruna figured that out in the very first party she went with her classmates, and she is going to need your help to understand that what other people say is never as important as what is happening within you.
80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-131-8
RIGHTS SOLD French (world: Sarbacane)
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80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-170-7
BIANCA PINHEIRO Bianca Pinheiro was born in Rio de Janeiro, but now lives in Curitiba. Since she was a kid she fell in love with comic books. Now she is 26 years old, majored in Graphic Arts from UTFPR, with a grad degree in Comic’s History from Oped College. Illustrator and comic artist, Pinheiro has a strong presence online, where she publishes, among others works, BEAR, a webcomic posted every Tuesday.
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BEAR
BEAR 2
Little Raven has a problem: somehow she managed to get lost from her parents and her home. In her search, she is faced with a brown bear (or is it orange?) that, despite being grumpy, accepts to help her in this endeavor. The journey of these two has just begun.
The adventure continues as Raven keeps trying to find her parents with the help of Dimas the bear. After getting past Riddles Town, they arrive at Methodic, a great city under a terrible curse! (Or not.) 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-125-7
64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-107-3
BEAR 3
RIGHTS SOLD French (world: Boite Ă Bulles)
After saving Riddles Town and Children Town, Dimas and Raven are now going to the deep sea in order to look for a lost scepter. Join the sharks, whales, jellyfishes, and other amazing creatures in this journey that is far from over. 88 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-142-4
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JIM ANOTSU Jim Anotsu loves orcas, comic books, punk rock, Shakespeare and heavy metal. He writes weird books for cool people. His books were published around the world, in countries like the US, Portugal, France, South Africa, Germany, Poland, Italy and more… He is also a terrible DJ. Jim lives with his wife and an evil cat named January. Jim owns an arcade and absolutely hates onions.
RANI AND THE MISFITS
Rani is a 15-year-old girl, a punk rocker full of sarcasm and irony who finds out she is an urban shaman. Now Rani must ally herself with The Misfits, a gang of supernatural losers (a certain pop punk boy with fluorescent sneakers, a vampire girl who loves dinosaurs, a werewolf who only believes in science and the son and heir of Satan who loves pajamas and 80’s romantic comedies). This journey takes Rani from the nun-haunted halls of her school to heavy metal concerts and from the spirit world to the lost island of California where amazons ride giant reptiles.
RIGHTS SOLD French (world: Bragelonne) Italian (Italy: Rizzoli Libri S.p.A) German (Germany: S. Fischer Verlag GmbH) English (world: Penguin Random House) Polish (Poland: Wydawnictwo Pascal) Portuguese (Portugal: Presença) Spanish (Argentina - UR - PA: Editora Atlántida)
320 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8235-187-1
THE SWORD OF HEROBRINE
HEROBRINE’S REVENGE
Arthur’s sister Mallu is obsessed with Minecraft. Arthur, on the other hand, can’t stand playing the game… but when a mysterious code sucks his sister into the Overworld, Arthur has no choice but to follow her. Arthur and Mallu must battle creepers, endermen and zombies if they’re ever going to make it home.
The Minecraft universe is being destroyed. Herobrine is getting closer to achieving his aim: total chaos across the Overworld and beyond. Meanwhile, there are rumors about a terrifying dragon capable of destroying the digital world – and perhaps even the real world too . . .
As they fight to survive in the Overworld, it becomes clear that their only hope is tied to an ancient legend. A legend about the very worst creature in the world of the game. His name? Herobrine. 208 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-260-5
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Can a pair of young Minecraft fans save us all from Herobrine? Or will the nastiest creature from the Nether succeed in destroying the whole Minecraft world and our own? 192 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-288-9
HEROBRINE’S WAR
Herobrine has won! HEROBRINE’S ATTACK
The story begins a year after the events of The Sword of Herobrine and Herobrine’s Revenge - the whole world watched as the events unfolded in the Nether. Punk-Princess166, Noobie-Saibot, Bia and Vincent are well-known names in the online community now - the four became known as The Legendary Heroes of the Overworld. Everything seems in peace for them right now, but strange events begin to affect the real world. Telephones and televisions are suddenly not working, computers don’t connect and earthquakes hit several countries without an apparent reason.
He dominated the real world and now humans obey everything he wants. Endermen roam the streets watching everything people do, zombie-hog men run factories where grown-ups are forced to work, Griefers are rewarded for their loyalty to the new King of The World and Creepers command horrible schools where kids learn everything the villains want them to. But some people never give up! Punk-Princess166, Arthur and Bia - the most wanted “criminals” in the world - begin a rebellion that could free the world from the clutches of the Nether Ghost. The electrifying ending to the history of the Chosen Ones and the worst villain the Minecraft world has ever seen.
And it is just the beginning… Herobrine has escaped from The End and he is invading the real world with his army of Endermen, creepers and zombie-pig-men. This time the greatest heroes of the Overworld will need help if they want to fight the Nether Ghost and prevent Earth from being destroyed.
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BATTLE FOR MONSTER CAMP
Ghosts, butlers, scouts, pirates and musketeers! They all exist in a certain place called The Hanged Man’s Island. This is where a boy called Nemo, an 11-year-old boy scout, lives with his best friends: Louise, his dashing sister who dreams of being the Pirate Queen; Bubblegum, a sarcastic zombie girl; and Tangled, a young mummy addicted to books and rules. They could be ordinary kids, but their Scout Camp is a bit different from the others. It’s full of monsters! Centaurs, dragons and living scarecrows, they all exist here. When a mysterious murderer threatens Nemo, it’s up to the scout patrol to decode a message sent by a ghost and use everything they’ve learned at the Monster Camp to investigate this Sherlock Holmes-like mystery. Can they solve this puzzle and find the real criminal? Scouts & Monsters presents a combination of adventure, thrills, humor and emotion. 256 pages ISBN: 978-85-8286-456-2
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MIRELLA SPINELLI
Mirella Spinelli is a Brazilian illustrator born in a small town where she grew up playing with other children in the streets and discovering the classics of literature. With time, this experience turned into a great interest in visual arts and illustration. She majored in Drawing from UFMG School of Fine Arts and kept her curiosity through lots of reading and digging into every source of information she could find. She got a post grad degree in Contemporary Art and History of Culture. She also teaches Drawing and Color Theory.
COMICS AND GEEK LITERATURE
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - A GRAPHIC NOVEL
Anne Frank spent two long years hidden in the “Secret Annex� of a building in Amsterdam, from 1942 to 1944. Her story is known all over the world because of the diary she wrote to escape from the boredom of confinement. It is through it that we can access the deepest feelings of the teenager who, caged for so long in a tiny room with seven other people, still reveals herself to be funny, sensitive and full of hope. The Diary of Anne Frank: A Graphic Novel is a bittersweet and melancholic narrative about a girl and her experience during WWII. 96 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-336-7
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THE ART MASTERS IN COMICS
The Art Masters in Comics collection presents the work and lives of artists considered significant within the universe of Art History. Readers will be in contact with aspects of the life and work essential for the creations of each artist. The Brazilian artists that had innovated and contributed to the creation of national culture will also be highlighted in this collection. Comics readers, Art History lovers and people with at least a bit of interest, even if generic, in the subject will find the right amount of both amusement and information.
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LEONARDO DA VINCI AndrĂŠa Vilela e Mirella Spinelli 48 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-008-3
VINCENT VAN GOGH Mirella Spinelli 48 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-178-3
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JULES VERNE COLLECTION
Born in Nantes, France, in 1828, Jules Verne was one of the creators of the literary genre sci-fi. His stories, full of imagination and extraordinary trips, anticipated several inventions that became reality years or decades after, like the airplane, the television, the air conditioner, among others. He’s the author of many classics of world literature such as Five Weeks in a Balloon, Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon and Around the World in Eighty Days. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was published in 1869 and is considered by many to be his masterpiece.
COMICS AND GEEK LITERATURE
THE CAPTAIN NEMO ADVENTURES – THE GHOST SHIP Text: Lillo Parra | Illustration: Will
In this adventure, the Nautilus submarine is hit by a tsunami, causing the crew to find the wreckage of the legendary Flying Dutchman. Action, suspense, myth and reality are mixed in this comic in which the story of a ghost ship can be found! 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-025-0
THE CAPTAIN NEMO ADVENTURES – THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN Text: Daniel Esteves | Illustration: Will
20.000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA – COMICS Text: João Marcos, Jules Verne | Illustration: Will
A classic from Jules Verne comes to life in a fantastic comic! Dive into this adventure with Professor Aronnax, the faithful Conseil and the brave Ned Land, in search of the wonders and treasures from the seabed. Come aboard the extraordinary submarine Nautilus and discover the mystery surrounding the enigmatic Captain Nemo! 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-320-4
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In his travels across the seven seas, Captain Nemo decides to explore the inhospitable depths of the ocean, finding beings so far unknown. However, Captain Nemo wants to go further, putting his submarine to test. Find out what mysteries and dangers the Nautilus will face in the depths in this new adventure... 32 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-394-5
BRAZILIAN COLLECTION
This collection has the intention to present Brazilian culture through incredible stories ranging from classic literature such as Machado de Assis to popular folklore of mermaids and wars in the arid backlands.
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French (world: Sarbacane)
DOM CASMURRO MACHADO DE ASSIS
IARA – AN INDIGENOUS LEGEND IN COMICS
Text: Wellington Srbek Illustration: José Aguiar 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-302-0
Author: Silvino 56 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-103-5
GENERAL STORIES
CERRADO IN COMICS
Text: Wellington Srbek Illustration: Flavio Colin 160 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-325-9
Text and Illustrations: Alves 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-267-4
THE AFRICAN HERITAGE IN BRAZIL
DISCOVERING A NEW WORLD
THE FIGHT AGAINST CANUDOS
Text: Daniel Esteves | Illustrations: Wanderson de Souza, Wagner de Souza 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-102-8
Text: Lillo Parra | Illustrations: Rogê Antônio, Akira Sanoki 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-8286-056-4
Text: Daniel Esteves | Illustrations: Akira Sanoki, Jozz 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-366-2
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SHAKESPEARE COMICS COLLECTION
Born in the city of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564, Shakespeare is considered one of the most important playwriters of all time. Author of tragedies, comedies, historic plays and sonnets, his works address classic and popular themes in a timeless manner. The idea of the Shakespeare Collection in Comics is presenting the biggest classics of the Bard using the drawing style of Japanese comics. Through these six award-winning adaptations, the readers will have access to some of the most famous works by William Shakespeare, illustrated by the hands of great Brazilian comic artists.
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THE TEMPEST
MACBETH
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
KING LEAR
Text: Lillo Parra, William Shakespeare Illustration: Jefferson Costa 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-342-6
Text: Marcela Godoy, William Shakespeare Illustration: Rafael Vasconcellos 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-341-9
Text: Lillo Parra, William Shakespeare Illustration: Wanderson de Souza 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-304-4
Text: Jozz, William Shakespeare Illustration: Octavio Cariello 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-335-8
RIGHTS SOLD Russian (world: EKSMO Publishing House)
HAMLET ROMEO AND JULIET
OTHELLO
Text: Marcela Godoy, William Shakespeare Illustration: Roberta Pares 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-303-7
Text: Jozz, William Shakespeare Illustration: Akira Sanoki 64 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-305-1
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Text: Wellington Srbek, William Shakespeare Illustration: Alex Shibao 80 pages | ISBN: 978-85-6482-349-5
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