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Picture books on values and social issues. (Kidible imprint)
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October 2021Das verbotene Notizbuch
Eine der wichtigsten europäischen Autorinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts | Ihr fesselndes, intimes und zeitloses Meisterwerk – endlich wiederentdeckt
by Alba de Céspedes, Verena von Koskull
Eigentlich sollte Valeria im tabaccaio nur Zigaretten für ihren Mann besorgen – kauft dann aber verbotenerweise ein schwarzes Notizheft und ahnt nicht, welche Konsequenzen dies haben würde. Es sind die Nachkriegsjahre in Rom, und Valeria führt das bescheidene und unscheinbare Leben einer Frau der Mittelschicht. Sie ist Mutter, Gattin und Büroangestellte. Mehr sieht niemand in ihr, seit Jahren hat sie ihren eigenen Namen nicht gehört, sogar ihr Mann nennt sie »mamma«. Doch als sie beginnt, in das Notizheft zu schreiben, verändert sich allmählich etwas in Valeria. Sie sondiert ihr Inneres, geht auf die Suche nach ihren eigenen Sehnsüchten und Ängsten. Irgendwann beginnt sie, sich kleiner Lügen zu bedienen, sich heimlich mit ihrem Chef zu treffen und die Forderungen ihrer Kinder zu übergehen. Bis sie glaubt, einen Schritt zu weit gegangen zu sein. Elena Ferrante nennt es ein »Buch der Ermunterung«, für viele Generationen war Das verbotene Notizbuch ein Schlüsselroman menschlicher Beziehungen und weiblicher Identität – und nun kann das fesselnde, intime und zeitlose Meisterwerk endlich wieder gelesen werden.
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Children's & YA2017Nyah Nyah
by Susana Aliano Casales
His name is Pedro and he’s a boy, but he looks like a girl. Unlike his sister, Valeria, who looks like a boy. They’re the strangest kids at school.
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FictionThat Summer in Puglia
by Valeria Vescina
That Summer In Puglia is a tale of love, loss, the perils of self-deception and the power of compassion. Puglia offers an ideal setting: its layers of history are integral to the story, itself an excavation of a man’s past; Tommaso’s increasingly vivid memories of its sensuous colours, aromas and tastes, and of how it felt to love and be loved, eventually transform the discomforting tone with which he at first tries to keep Will – and painful truths – at a distance. This remarkable debut combines a gripping plot and perceptive insights into human nature with delicate lyricism.
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Children's & YAAugust 2021Viaje al fondo del río (A Trip to the Bottom of the River)
by Valeria Tentoni & Guido Ferro
Sinforosa is a squirrel-girl who drops a brooch that used to belong to her beloved grandmother into a river. In her desperation, she will submerge into the deep waters and find an interesting underwater world where tiny crocodiles live and will help her find her treasure in a very unconventional way! This first children’s story by Valeria Tentoni, a young and promising poet
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RomanceAugust 2014The Castle
by Barbara Cartland
"Beautiful, flirtatious and romantic Valeria Montford is used to attracting admiring glances from the most eligible young men in Society. But galloping through the French countryside she discovers that pride definitely comes before a fall. A confident horsewoman, she is mortified when she is thrown in full view of Lord Charles Waterford. Embarrassed, and missing the usual praise for her equine skills, she decides that she hates Lord Waterford for making her feel humiliated. Then she meets Sir Peter Cousins – devastatingly handsome, exciting and slightly dangerous. Enchanted by Sir Peter’s charm and obvious admiration Valeria becomes even more contemptuous of Lord Waterford’s quieter nature. Back in England, Valeria’s beloved father sadly confesses that a cad has defrauded him of his fortune. He can see only one way to pay his creditors and escape total financial ruin – Valeria must make a good marriage, and he already has a prospective suitor in mind. Still dreaming of Sir Peter and horrified at the prospect of a marriage without love, Valeria’s heart is thrown into confusion. So when Lord Waterford suggests that she helps him restore his Castle she seizes the chance to escape, hoping against hope that Sir Peter will find her and offer a proposal that will satisfy everyone. In London, as the cream of Society prepares for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, Valeria is faced with the most difficult decision of her life. Should she accept her father’s choice of suitor and assure her family’s place in Society? Or hold out for the man she really loves? But just as Valeria comes to understand the true nature of love, friendship and security it seems that she has lost all chance of happiness forever."
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May 2020Negacionismo y Derecho penal
El rol del Derecho frente a las negaciones de los crímenes de Estado
by Valeria Thus
Valeria Thus's book addresses the issue of denial and criminal law, focusing on the role of law in the denial of state crimes. The first thing the author does is to inquire whether denialism is a practice protected by freedom of expression or implies a violation of the duty of historical truth and human dignity. A rich doctrinal baggage accompanies Valeria's statements in this regard. She is clear that denial is not innocent insofar as it turns the facts into a non-event. This is extremely serious because it does not consist of returning to the point before the events occurred, but living as if those events had not taken place, which is much worse from every point of view. At this point, Valeria's thesis takes on all its flight, overcomes the denial-freedom of expression relationship and focuses on the victims. It builds a vision of equality as non-submission, a more group vision –that of the group of direct victims, the disadvantaged group of victims– in whose role the State has the duty to develop affirmative actions. From the Foreword by Mónica Pinto
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September 2020Die Brücke aus Eis
by Waltraud Ferrari
This book shows what winter and Christmas can be: Silence and reflection on family and friends. And how an enchanting story creates the mood for it. Albin and Valeria hiked with grandma Klara into the winter valley. They are guided by Lucius Silberpfote, a lynx that senses: the children will solve mysterious tasks and puzzles and find the »Bridge of Ice« on their adventure journey - into a world full of emotional warmth, closeness to nature and fantasy. Ideal as an introduction to Christmas.
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THE ENCHANTING FAIRY TALES' COLLECTION
by Various
Nine lovely fairy tales, enriched by the illustrations and technique of Valeria Abatzoglu. The magic illustrations are developed on double and single spreads, with simple texts for all early readers.
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Adventure stories (Children's/YA)November 2019El bastón de Kush
by Iván R. Sánchez
In this new adventure, Valeria travels to Sudan, in Africa, looking for some sign of The staff of Kush along the bank of the mighty Nile River. She has now become a bishop and something about her has changed. Her mission will lead her to follow the paths of the Candaces - warrior queens of the Kushita empire - and the forgotten gods. Once again, she will be accompanied by Jones, her dog Wolfie and some great and experienced women who are special and powerful just like her.
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Children's & YANovember 2019THE MATHEMATICAL MYSTERIES OF VILLA TENEBRA – VOLUME 1
The Vain monster
by Valeria Razzini
A colourful and fun notebook that involves children and motivates them in learning math. Following the adventures taking place in Villa Tenebra, the children will have to solve many terrifying exercises (of consolidation and revision) on the mathematics topics from first grade, and find out where the vain monster is hidden. The main topics covered are:Numbers from 1 to 20;Before and after;Greater than and less than;Ordinal numbers;Addition and subtraction;Number bonds to 10;Tens and units;Increasing and decreasing order;Word problems;Space and shape;Data and measurement.
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Children's & YAPlan to Uncover Withches
by Dávila, Valeria
When Diulia Huzarska moved to the next house, the detective boy im-mediately suspected of her. There was no doubt: she was a witch. Step by step, the main character narrates to a police officer the clues to his discovery, without losing the opportunity to use his abilities of deduc-tive thinking and confirm his theory.
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Inventory of The Suspended Days
Happy Ideas for Hard Times
by Agnès de Lestrade, Valeria Docampo
There are days that you don’t feel likegoing anywhere. There are days you can’tphysically go anywhere. You feel locked,trapped. But sometimes there are enoughhappy little thoughts to smile and hope: forexample, trying to breed a snail, to celebratethe birthday with your neighbor, or to planthe next vacation dreaming on the map. A sweet picture book born during thepandemic, but suitable for all stages oflife. Last but not least: the authors and thepublisher will donate a part of the proceedsto a solidarity project.
