Check out these great new books for middle and high school students releasing this month from PRH Grupo Editorial! Discover more titles in Spanish here.
New Spanish-Language Books Releasing in January
By Kaitlyn Spotts | December 20 2024 | Books in SpanishGeneralHigh SchoolMiddle School
Madame Rouge, the author of TikTok’s viral success Nobody Has to Know but You, is back. Treat this book carefully and become the heroine of your own story. When someone hurts us, overcoming anger and disappointment is no easy task. You have a right to feel sad and hurt, to explore these emotions free of judgement. Doing so is an important step to healing. Sometimes this may seem impossible, and we yearn for someone to come save us, but remember: there’s always calm after the storm. This book will listen to you and will embrace you unconditionally. Its pages are a private safe haven to which you can turn to when you most need it, and they will invite you to understand and accept every chapter in your life, with its ups and downs. In here you will find tools to explore your deepest feelings, let go of those people who hurt you, and learn to trust yourself so you may heal. Because no one can save you but yourself. And now you will be one step closer. What can you find in this book? Self-reflection exercises to explore past wounds and work on your self-esteem. Introspective writing activities and tests with multiple choice questions to heal your bonds and embrace every chapter in your life. A space to express yourself and reflect upon your experiences unafraid to be judged. Premium format, hard cover, two inks. It is time to trust yourself.
The Heirs series by the creators of Amanda Black! Don’t miss the latest adventure of The Heirs, the last line of defense against the forces of evil. Director Lennon has finally managed to recruit the Heirs and turn them into a real team. However, not everything is going smoothly. Morgan, the dangerous sorceress, has escaped, leaving chaos in her wake. Now, with the magatama stone in his possession, Mordred, King Arthur’s evil son, has the upper hand and is closer than ever to achieving his goal of ruling the world. The Heirs must work against the clock if they want to get ahead of him this time. But what dark plans has the sorcerer set in motion to get rid of them? Will the Heirs be ready when one of them betrays the team? What will you find in this book? *The second adventure in the new series from the creators of Amanda Black, filled with the excitement, magic, and mystery that has already charmed more than 600,000 readers. *Black and white illustrations. *The perfect series to get young readers hooked on reading.
A search for the Beast, a Yeti-like creature within the heart of the Amazon, becomes a quest for self-discovery in this young adult coming-of-age story filled with international adventure, rich mythology, and magical realism from globally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende. Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. Parting from his family and ill mother, Alexander joins his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon. Their mission, along with the others on their team—including a celebrated anthropologist, a local guide and his young daughter Nadia, and a doctor—is to document the legendary Yeti of the Amazon known as the Beast. Under the dense canopy of the jungle, Alexander is amazed to discover much more than he could have imagined about the hidden worlds of the rain forest. Drawing on the strength of the jaguar, the totemic animal Alexander finds within himself, and the eagle, Nadia’s spirit guide, both young people are led by the invisible People of the Mist on a thrilling and unforgettable journey to the ultimate discovery.
A young man, named Dorian Gray, becomes obsessed with his own beauty and the portrait of himself painted by artist, Basil Hallward. Dorian wishes that the painting would age instead of him so that he can continue to see his younger self. Dorian begins to experiment with different hedonistic activities and desires, which unleash a series of rotting effects on the painting and expose his true evil nature. Dorian is then haunted by the consequences of his immoral actions and must decide if he will live with those consequences or die as a man. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. Fearing the story was indecent, the magazine’s editor had requested that Wilde reduce the length. However, Wilde also published it as a complete novel. The content, presentation and style of The Picture of Dorian Gray made it one of the most controversial works at the time of its release. Today it is considered a literary classic and has been adapted numerous times into various media formats
Now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix! The first installment of Scott Westerfeld’s New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series—a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. In just a few weeks she’ll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, she’ll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. But Tally’s new friend Shay isn’t sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn’t very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally’s choice will change her world forever.
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