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Authentic Literature  El sueño de Faten Faten’s Dream Fatima Sharafeddine (text) Faten’s peaceful life is interrupted when her father finds her a job as a domestic worker for a rich family in Beirut. She leaves her hometown age 15 and learns to cope with the whims of her employers in the city. Having lost her friends and her dream of studying, Faten longs to regain her independence. She forms a secret plan with the help of a neighbour with whom, little by little, she begins to form something more than just friendship. Authornominated for the: ASTRIDLINDGRENMEMORIALAWARD HANSCHRISTIANANDERSENAWARD Seguir tus pasos Follow Your Steps Alicia Molina (text) Santiago Robles (illustration) At 12 years old, Raúl decides to go in search of his parents, who have been kidnapped by the levy during the Revolution. He has one goal: to reunite his family. Thus, his adventure takes him through many states and various factions of the armed struggle. He strengthens close ties, and ultimately is able to realize and form his own story. Castillo de la Lectura Size: 5.1 × 8.3 in Pages: 152 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 978-607-891-912-3 Autonomy and identity / Harassment, violence and discrimination / International literature / Social inequality A novel about the power of perseverance and cunning in benefit of feminine autonomy.   GRADE: G9-G12 Castillo de la Lectura Size: 5.1 × 8.3 in Pages: 244 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 978-607-891-927-7 Coming of age / Historical fiction A novel set in the Mexican Revolution, paying tribute to family and the fight to recover the past.   GRADE: G9-G12 Authorselected in the: IBBYLISTOFHONOUR Bookwinnerof the: CANIEMARTEDITORIALAWARD NEW RELEASES | FICTION 9