Books Like “Watermelon”

Una Perfecta Desconocida/Perfect Stranger

Danielle Steel

1981

Rafaela, hija de un prestigioso banquero y esposa adorada de un rico hombre de negocios, era una mujer enamorada. Sin embargo, su felicidad se ve truncada cuando su marido sufre un feroz ataque de apoplejía.

Read to Your Bunny

Rosemary Wells

1997

Brief text and colorful illustrations tell what happens when parents and children share twenty minutes a day reading.

This is how it always is

Laurie Frankel

2017

"This is Claude. He's five years old, the youngest of five brothers. He also loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They're just not sure they're ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes."--

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J. K. Rowling

1998

Den 12-årige Harry Potter har trolddomsevner. Derfor er han blivet optaget på trolddomsskolen Hogwarts, som ligger i en parallelverden. Men nu indtræffer der uhyggelige og mystiske hændelser på trolddomsskolen

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

J. K. Rowling

2000

Harry Potter y el cáliz de fuego El Torneo de los Tres Magos va a celebrarse en Hogwarts. Solo los alumnos mayores de diecisiete años pueden participar en esta competición, pero, aun así, Harry sueña con ganarla. En Halloween, cuando el cáliz de fuego elige a los campeones, Harry se lleva una sorpresa al ver que es uno de los escogidos. Durante el torneo deberán enfrentarse a desafíos mortales, dragones y magos tenebrosos. Solo uno podrá ganar, pero, con la ayuda de Ron y Hermione, ¡quizá logre salir con vida! Una nueva edición especial de Harry Potter: *Con ilustraciones interiores: al inicio de cada capítulo y varias ilustraciones dobles de escenas *La saga «Harry Potter» por primera vez ilustrada por un artista español: Xavier Bonet *Xavier Bonet nos ofrece una representación única del mundo mágico de J. K. Rowling. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways ... their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course, their ability to cope with danger.' The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive! A new special edition of Harry Potter: Includes interior illustrations: one at the beginning of each chapter and several double-page scene illustrations The Harry Potter series illustrated for the first time by a Spanish artist: Xavier Bonet Xavier Bonet brings a unique vision of J.K. Rowling's magical world to life

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J. K. Rowling

2005

Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships, schoolwork assistance from an unexpected source, and devastating losses.

Lisey's Story

Stephen King

2006

Twee jaar na de dood van een schrijver ruimt zijn weduwe zijn bezittingen op, waardoor het verleden weer boven komt.

La casa de los espíritus

Isabel Allende

1982

In dem mit Phantasie, Zartheit u. Ironie gestalteten, drei Generationen umfassenden Familienepos spiegeln sich die gesellschaftl. u. polit. Ereignisse in Chile zwischen Jahrhundertwende u. Militärdiktatur.

How Oliver Olson changed the world

Claudia Mills

2009

Afraid he will always be an outsider like ex-planet Pluto, nine-year-old Oliver finally shows his extremely overprotective parents that he is capable of doing great things without their help while his class is studying the solar system.

Brideshead Revisited

Evelyn Waugh

1945

Evelyn Waugh's beloved masterpiece, with an introduction by Paula Byrne The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian Flyte at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognise his spiritual and social distance from them. 'Lush and evocative ... Expresses at once the profundity of change and the indomitable endurance of the human spirit' The Times