Tormenta Spring 2019
Children’s & Young Adult
All families are special, each in their own way. Traditional families are now joined by new family models, such as families where the parents are legally separated, families with same-sex parents, single-parent families... or even couples who do not want to have children. This book showcases different family models through the eyes of a ladybug that works for the post office and visits every house. The ladybug leaves a mysterious letter in each home, inviting the younger ones to find it. These letters bring us to the final scene, where an elderly lady who lives alone is visited by all of these families on occasion of her birthday.
• A charming book showcasing all different types of families • Includes a look-and-find element in every page
LOOK INSIDE Anna Rayo is the pen name for a team of three Spanish writers. Mónica Armiño is a Spanish children illustrator. She works with publishers and agencies in Europe and USA. She is also a character designer and background artist for TV series.
My Family is Awesome Diversity is a treasure!
Age: 4+ Pages: 32 Full colour illustrations
Rights sold: Spanish, Catalan (El Pirata)
Full text also available in English
Ula and Hop are miniatures, small beings that secretly live among us. Danny doesn’t know that his new house is full of miniatures, but he’s sure that something strange is going on. There are strange noises; the toys get jumbled up without him touching them, and he thinks he’s seen one running across his room. Careful where you step. There could be miniatures!
> Fun full-color illustrations > Six titles this coming year > A test and activity at the end of each book
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Can you imagine all that you could do with friends that fit in your pocket? A new series for first-time readers with full-color illustrations!
Book One. Ula and Hop Make a Friend Book Two. Ula and Hop Go To School
Age: 6+ Pages: 128 Full colour illustrations
Rights sold: Spanish, Catalan (Penguin Random House), French (Hachette)
Excerpt available in English
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Age: 7+ Pages: 144 Full colour illustrations* *Also available in b/w
Published in Spanish by Anaya 72 pages. Full-color illustrations.
Excerpt in English Age 7 andavailable up.
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arta is a normal 13-year-old girl. She lives in Betulia, a minuscule country where nothing exciting ever happens. She likes normal things for her age (like the band Euphoria and going out with her friends) and politics has always seemed like a total bore to her… until one day, in a fight with her arch rival at school, she decides to run for class president. Hector Ruffian, Jr. is the son of the sinister and corrupt President Ruffian. But the election for class president is at the same time as the national presidential election, and a misunderstanding leads the inhabitants of Betulia, fed up with the same old politicians, to vote in mass for Marta as the country’s first president. Girl power!!! Marta is in shock. Her as president?! But Betulia’s laws are very clear on this point: No president can step down without having served for at least 100 days. Being president is tough, but Marta has two huge allies: Agatha (best friend and Minister of Science and Sparkly Things) and Jeremy, her friend who loves cooking (even though everyone tells him that cooking is for girls). Even though being president won’t get her out of having to wear the school uniform!
✶ Sara Cano has been translated into five languages. ✶ A novel that breaks cliches, switches up roles, and keeps you laughing. ✶ David Walliams-style humor.
About the Authors: Sara Cano is a writer, as well as President Marta’s official biographer. She’s the author of the bestselling series “The War of Class 6A” and “The Future is Feminine.” Her fun stories are a big hit among middle grade readers. Eugenia Ábalos was born in Argentina and lives in Spain. Her technique is traditional.
SURPRISE PRESIDENT Change the rules!
Middle Grade. Pages: 256 B/W illustrations
Published in Spanish and Catalan by EdebĂŠ
Excerpt available in English
THE HOUSE OF DRAGONS
Finalist for the prestigious award
El Barco de Vapor
M
arcus is obsessed with the book series “Dragon Races.” However, he can’t find the final installment of the series anywhere. For some unknown reason, the author J. T. Lekunberri hasn’t published the book. The boy will have to go in search of the writer in order to find out why he stopped writing and help him pick up the story where he left off. An exciting story in which the limits of reality and fantasy become intertwined and give way to a friendship between a writer and a reader that will go beyond the pages of the books that bind them.
A novel that mixes realism and fantasy with more deep and delicate THEMES, such as INSPIRATION AND depression.
Illustrations by Mónica Armiño (Work in progress)
About the Author Pablo C. Reyna is a writer and editor. He first became known among young readers after publishing the four-volume collection “MultiCosmos.” With “The House of Dragons,” he continues with middle grade readers.
Middle Grade Pages: 156 pages Full colour illustrations
Published in Spanish by SM
Excerpt available in English
Book 3: Sparks in London B-R4IN, Gala and Hugo’s robot, needs an URGENT repair. But in order to fix him, they don’t just need any old screw. They have to find a diamond… from THE PAST! To get their hands on it, they’ll need to sneak into the Tower of London and make away with one of the Queen of England’s jewels… but nothing is going to turn out as expected! Mayan emperors, royal guards and ninja spies make an appearance in a story that will make you laugh til you cry. Will they be able to travel in time without blowing up in the attempt?
Programming + time travel = guaranteed fun!
Programming is the new trend in
children’s literaTURE! Middle Grade. Pages: 192. Bitone illustrations Rights sold: Spanish, Catalan (Penguin Random House) and Russian (Eksmo).
Book 1: Shortcircuit at School
Book 2: Troglodyte Code
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Five centuries before Christopher Columbus, the vikings arrived in America. To that unknown and mysterious world, they gave the name‌
Discover a fun story full of magic, science and adventures!
BOOK I: THE PHANTOM WARRIOR When the full moon shines, the first viking town in Vinland faces the manifestation of a powerful legendary being: the Phantom Warrior. Four friends, too young still to wield weapons, must put to use all their wit, bravery and optimism to solve the enigmas surrounding the specter and save the town before it gets completely annihilated. BOOK II: THE WENDIGO LEGEND The vikings just found out they are not alone in Vinland! The mysterious people in red had been living there from well before they crossed the ocean. Will they manage to get along with their new neighbors? To achieve that, Sigrid, Harek, Keyra and Olaf must solve the enigmatic vanishings which the people in red blame on an evil forest spirit: the wendigo. Could the legend be real?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pedro Estrada is a journalist and has developed his career in several media. Vinland I: The phantom warrior is his first solo novel, followed by Vinland II: The Wendigo Leyend, which will come out in April 2019. He has published with his wife, Raquel de la Morena, eight books, such as the children’s collection Peliculibros 3D and the young adult novel The Curse of Trefoil House. Some of their work has been translated into Chinese and Turkish.
Middle Grade. Pages: 148. B/W illustrations Rights sold: Spanish (Naufragio de letras). Read an excerpt
Dragon Day
The perfect mix od adventure, fantasy and humor (and a lots of really, really bad jokes)
Dragon Day is a delirious, epic and fun story! Dive into its pages and meet Fran, Carol and Kang Dae! The three of them must face unimaginable danger to protect a truly special egg: a dragon one! Join our heroes in an unforgettable journey through inconceivable worlds. They will face fearsome wizards, alligators, giant robots, mice on a strike and a maleficent duke who aims to destroy the world! WARNING: This book contains the worst joke in history. If you are particularly sensitive to bad jokes, read this book under parental (or grandparental) supervision. ABOUT THE AUTHORS JosĂŠ Antonio Cotrina is considered one of the masters of the Spanish fantasy. He published his first novel, The lost fountains, in 2003. Since then he has released works such as The house on the black hill, the trilogy The cycle of the Red Moon, The secret song of the world and The drift. Gabriella Campbell has worked as an editor, and she is currently a proofreader and professional reader. She has published two poetry books and several books for writers.
12+. Pages: 352. B/W illustrations Rights sold: Spanish (Naufragio de letras). Read an excerpt.
Waltz of the Cursed Fairies The
A Fairy Thriller for Young Adults “My accordion howls a song that talks about a long winter. A killer compass that I only allow myself to carve in written rhymes. You should never say this, because this is the Waltz of the Cursed Fairies.” Jillian is a Daughter of the Veil, born during a cursed night that changed the world of Etherdar forever. Plucked from her family and raised to become a revealer, she has never been able to get away from the Westeun tower. But her training has come to an end and it is time to solve her first case and prove her worth. The murders of the city of Eastun, the Rebellion of the Five Faces, the undead... She will soon discover that everything seems to be linked to that one night. And to a mysterious song that nobody dares to play.
• Young-adult novel, surrounded by a halo of magic and darkness. It is further inspired by crime narrative. • It stands out due to the original plot, the fusion of crime and fantasy genres and its social background. • An adventure novel with a place for mystery, romance, revenge, the clash of ideals and moral conflict. And for music. The whole story revolves around a sinister song. A fatal song to everything that sings, whistles or simply hums. • The score of The Waltz appears at the end of the story, and it has been composed for the novel. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gabriel Sánchez García-Pardo runs his own theater school for children and young people. Additionally, he writes, sings and acts. He entered the world of fantasy literature with his novel Crossworlds. His first juvenile novel, The Waltz of the Cursed Fairies is also his first foray into dark fantasy, and it will not be the last.
Young Adult. Pages: 560. Rights sold: Spanish (Naufragio de letras). Read an excerpt
THE CITY OF THIEVES África Vázquez Beltrán
Since the Accident destroyed the Earth’s surface, all of humanity is congregated in a single corrupt city. While the patricians live with all the luxuries in the Golden Quarter, the plebeians live in the Black Quarter, where the Mafia imposes the law. Crushed by the powerful, forced to pay for the oxygen they breathe and always threatened with a horrible death in the Colosseum, the plebeians cling to their only hope: the Brotherhood of Thieves, which robs the richest to distribute it among those who need it most. But the theft of a few mysterious seeds will make the tyranny of the Golden Quarter begin to wobble. Thieves, mafiosi, patricians, androids... The discontented voices of one and all will come together in what could be the beginning of a revolution... or the beginning of the end. “Since the first time I entered Ysgrand I could not leave. The world created by África mixing dystopia and elements of the Roman Republic is tremendously original, dark and very addictive”. Alba Quintas, author
Young Adult. Pages: 518. Rights sold: Spanish (Naufragio de letras). Read an excerpt
THE CURSE OF TREFOIL HOUSE A ‘mirror-novel’. It has two covers, two novels on the same volume and the readers can start reading for any of them.
Young Adult. Pages: 616. Rights sold: Spanish (Naufragio de letras). Watch the booktrailer
The rules are simple: five battles, five victories. One wish. The most terrible creatures created by the human mind as opponents. A cursed Victorian mansion which holds a dreadful horror in its basement. Six teens connected by a sinister lifeor-death tournament whose arena is a small Irish town. And a pair of eyes that oversee everything. How far would you be willing to go to get what you want most?
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Mystery, adventure, and animal humor!
Animal Detectives 1 Animal Detectives 2 Monstrous Mystery in Australia The Mystery of the Haunted Hive
This is me. My name is Woof Canis and I’m the best detective in the world.... and also one with two left feet.
Age: 6+ Pages: 128 Full colour illustrations*
*Also available in b/w Published in Spain by Hidra
Animal Detectives 3
In Search of the Polar Unicorn
Animal Detectives 4 The Bermuda Squared Circle
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She is Minnie Felina: martial arts specialist, co-worker... and enemy! Who would ever think to put a cat and a dog together?
Excerpt available in English
A very funny series in the style of Bat Pat and Geronimo Stilton For fans of animals and trips around the world.
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FANTASYBURG
When you go to school with unicorns and werewolves, the freak is YOU. Fantasyburg is the secret city of all fantastic creatures: here dragons, unicorns, mummies, zombies, mermaids all live together peacefully... and they get along just fine without humans sticking their noses into their activities. That’s how it’s been for centuries, until a misunderstanding at JobSearch.com leads the Martin family to the city. Tania is a fan of fantasy stories. Gon is used to being the most popular in class. But neither is prepared for life in a fantasty city.
Alert! Contains high doses of:
- Mystery: one book, one fantasy case. - Action: short chapters, incredible scenarios. - Humor: unique voices & super-fun illustrations.
Middle Grade. Pages: 192 Full colour illustrations* *Also available in b/w Rights sold: Spanish (Anaya), Korean (Pink Whale)
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HOW TO SUCCEED on the INTERNET IN 7 DAYS A YOUTUBER PARODY BRILLIANTLY FUNNY David Gamero used to have a normal 11-year-old-kid life. Normal grades at school, normal friends, and normal looks. His sister Angie, one year older than him, is used to being the star of the house, but all of that changes when the two start competing to make the best video on the Internet... and David becomes a viral sensation, much to his dismay. What happend with the cat really WAS an accident! Seriously! This isn’t just the story of this year’s top YouTuber: it’s also a step-by-step manual that anyone can follow to become a YouTuber in just 7 days.
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID meets YouTube! Middle Grade. Pages: 224 Duotone illustrations* *Also available in b/w Rights sold: Spanish, Korean.
Excerpt available in English
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MULTICOSMOS The most amazing social video game
in the world only exists in a book series The five Masters of MultiCosmos are pleased to announce the biggest competition in history. A challenge only for the brave, experienced, and reckless Cosmic network: the search of the Diamond Trident. Will two ordinary boys be able to win the most coveted prize in the entire world?
1. Pixelated Adventures 2. Trapped Wihout Wi-Fi
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“It’s like reading a video game!” Goodreads
Middle Grade. 256 pages, B/W Rights sold: Spanish (Penguin Random House). Excerpt available in English
3. Drone Rebellion
4. A Mess in Spacetime
About the author Pablo C. Reyna (Valencia, 1987) is a Children and YA author and editor. He loves cat videos and is convinced they are a virtual plague (just like in MultiCosmos). He was shortlisted for El Barco de Vapor prize.
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The Terror Files by J. X. Avern • In the style of Black Mirror for a new generation. • Lots of middle grade fears with a dose of humor.
File #1: The Virtual Ghost
David is a twelve year old boy who enjoys being mean to others– especially Martha, the chubby girl of his class. He’s a troll on the internet and a bully at school, but everything changes when a lightning bolt strikes his house one night and his cell phone starts to shine... and something evil emerges from inside of it. The fake personality that David created online has come to life and is willing to do everything its owner pretended to do... but it has another plan as well: to replace David in the real world, not just online. David will have to join forces with Martha, the girl he bullied, in order to defeat the virtual ghost that wants to replace him.
file #2: The Curse of the Roller Skates
Mateo is dying to have a pair of skates. He’s the only one of his friends who still doesn’t have them but his parents won’t let him. Everything changes when he finds an irresistible offer online and buys them so cheaply it’s almost as if they were a gift... but they come with an “infernal” hidden cost, and it won’t be easy to return them.
Middle Grade. Pages: 160 B/W illustrations Rights sold: Spanish (Bruño), Korean (Pulbit Media) Excerpt available in English
Horror Stories have changed!
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HEART & SEOUL
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The novel of the K-POP global phenomenon! Paula is a young dancer who’s newly arrived in the Korean capital. A few weeks ago she got a curious job offer and abandoned everything to settle in Seoul. She’s about to immerse herself in the world of K-POP, the Korean pop music phenomenon that is triumphing around the world. Christine is a young British girl with a terminal disease who journeys to Seoul with a single goal: to give back a necklace to a K-POP superstar whose path crossed with hers in England. She has something important to tell him. Jay is that superstar, a member of the (fictional) band R*E*X. He’s lost touch with his old friends and the future of the group is in danger. Being a K-POP idol isn’t as wonderful as it looks in the music videos. When the fate of these three strangers intersect, their lives will change forever.
· Authors Silvia Aliaga (Zaragoza, 1984) and Tatiana Marco (Zaragoza, 1987) are huge fans of K-POP. They have attented concerts in South Korea, Japan, France, and Spain.
Young Adult 608 pages*, B/W *Also available in two volumes Rights sold: Spanish (Nocturna) Excerpt available in English “A beautiful and original story in which dreams, music and destiny are interwoven.” BLUE JEANS.
“If you like K-POP, you have to read this novel. And if you don’t know what it is, that´s all the more reason!” ANDREA IZQUIERDO.
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