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An excellent addition to intermediate or advanced-level Spanish language or literature courses, En la Ocho y la Doce is a collection of microfictions and longer stories that present diverse perspectives on the experience of Cuban emigration to the United States. Unlike many intermediate-level readers, which anthologize standard works, this volume presents outstanding, authentic literature and themes that are highly relevant to heritage speakers in this country.

Es sumamente alentador conocer en estos momentos, interesantes aunque conflictivos y nada fáciles para el educador, experiencias de innovación didáctica como la que se ofrece en estas páginas. La paz, desde un enfoque comunicativo y comprendida como concepto amplio, actual y vivo que abarca las necesidades y aspiraciones de nuestra época es el eje de un proyecto interdisciplinar diseñado para la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. En él se considera cómo la lectura es una forma de asomarnos al mundo y entrar en diálogo con la realidad natural y social. Las variadas y sugerentes...

Jordi Bas i Vidal es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Barcelona, donde también cursó estudios de Filosofía y Letras. Es autor de varios libros relacionados con la onomástica, entre los que se encuentra Els noms propis catalans.

After years of living with uncertainty, first with his mother and then in foster care, J.P.'s life is finally becoming more predictable, routine and even comfortable. Now that he is living with his father, his stepmother and his two half-sisters, J.P. finally has the opportunity to learn more about himself. As a fan of professional wrestling that he views on TV, he decides to pursue that sport at his new school. What he is not nearly as keen on is the idea of studying, mostly because it's hard for him. Nevertheless, he resolves to do well enough to ensure eligibility for participation on the...