Name: Johnny, the Sea, and Me
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Author: Melba Escobar
ISBN: 9781592704095

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English

Pages

124

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Hardcover

ISBN13

9781592704095

Synopsis "Johnny, the Sea, and Me"

A timid ten-year-old boy meets Johnny, a gruff islander who will change his life, in Johnny, the Sea, and Me, a heartwarming middle-grade novel by Melba Escobarabout finding yourself and your place in the world--featuring illustrations by award-winning artist Elizabeth Builes.Translated from Spanish by Sara Lissa Paulson Pedro has always dreamed of going to the sea. So when his mom takes him on a special trip to a small island in the Caribbean, he's so happy that he grows an extra inch! But the troubles at home--bullying from classmates and an absent father--find a way to follow Pedro, even on vacation... Overwhelmed, the boy takes to the beach and runs away, hoping to leave his worries far behind. That's when he meets Johnny, an islander descended from pirates. At first, Pedro is frightened by Johnny's imposing appearance and brusque manners. But Johnny, along with his chatty parrot Victoria, takes young Pedro under his wing and shares his island and his stories with him, thereby changing Pedro's life. Because sometimes, like Pedro, you have to lose yourself to find yourself.

Melba Escobar

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Melba Escobar de Nogales (Cali, en 1976) Ha publicado Johnny y el mar (Tragaluz, 2014), Duermevela (Planeta, 2010) y Bogotá sueña, la ciudad por los niños (Icono, 2007). Fue distinguida con una Beca Nacional de Creación del Ministerio de Cultura. Escribe en el diario El País de Cali, donde en 2013 fue reconocida como mejor columnista de opinión. Ha sido becaria internacional del Departamento de Estado para asuntos culturales (Estados Unidos, 2012) y beneficiaria de una residencia de escritura en Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Sus trabajos periodísticos aparecen en medios nacionales e internacionales y algunos de ellos han sido traducidos al inglés y al italiano.

La Casa de la Belleza es su tercer libro de ficción.

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