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Siobhan Dowd

    4 de febrero de 1960 – 21 de agosto de 2007

    Siobhan Dowd es célebre por su pasión por la literatura y la justicia. Su obra literaria a menudo explora temas complejos de derechos humanos y desigualdad social. Dowd abogó por la libertad de expresión y trabajó activamente para apoyar a escritores en apuros en todo el mundo. Su prosa es valorada por su profundidad y compasión.

    Bog Child
    A Swift Pure Cry
    The Guggenheim Mystery
    Un monstruo viene a verme
    A Monster Calls: Stories are wild creatures
    The roads of the Roma
    • The Guggenheim Mystery

      • 320 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      Robin Stevens is known for her engaging mystery novels aimed at young readers, often featuring clever plots and relatable characters. Her stories typically revolve around themes of friendship, teamwork, and the excitement of solving mysteries. With a unique blend of humor and suspense, Stevens captivates her audience, making her books not only entertaining but also thought-provoking. Her writing style encourages young readers to think critically and use their imagination, making her a standout author in children's literature.

      The Guggenheim Mystery2017
      4,1
    • Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill - an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss

      A Monster Calls: Stories are wild creatures2016
      4,5
    • De weg

      • 200 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      Het enige waar Holly Hogan geluk uit haalt, zijn de herinneringen aan haar moeder. Ze haat haar leven en haar pleeggezin. Alles verandert wanneer ze een pruik vindt. Met de blonde, glanzende lokken voelt ze zich een ander mens. Ze is nu Solace: een stoer meisje met een sexy loopje en een grote mond, dat gewoon wegloopt als iets haar niet bevalt. Een meisje dat op zoek gaat naar haar moeder in Ierland. Zo begint een bitterzoete en soms hilarische reis waarin Solace met flair de wereld ontdekt, en Holly op haar tenen meelift. Samen ontrafelen ze haar ware persoonlijkheid, en de geheimen uit het verleden.

      De weg2011
      3,6
    • Un monstruo viene a verme

      • 224 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      El monstruo apareció justo después de la medianoche. Pero no era el que Conor había estado esperando, el de la pesadilla que ha estado soñando todas las noches desde que su madre comenzó con el tratamiento. El de la oscuridad y el viento y el grito… Ese monstruo del jardín es diferente. Antiguo, salvaje. Y quiere de Conor algo terrible y peligroso. Quiere la verdad.

      Un monstruo viene a verme2011
      4,3
    • Bog Child

      • 326 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what, a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls. Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.

      Bog Child2009
      3,7
    • The London Eye Mystery

      • 336 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. After half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - but no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? Since the police are having no luck finding him, Ted and Kat become sleuthing partners. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. This is an unputdownable spine-tingling thriller!

      The London Eye Mystery2008
      3,7
    • A Swift Pure Cry

      • 320 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, charming, eloquent and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the centre of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.

      A Swift Pure Cry2006
      3,8
    • This is an international anthology of English translations of Roma poetry and prose. The writings in this text reflect the 30 contributors shared experiences of prejudice, discrimination and persecution, as well as joy in nature and life. The lives of the contributors are told in brief biographical notes reflecting the many roads followed by the Roma in coming to terms with modern society.

      The roads of the Roma1998
      4,5