Las Hijas de Caín

Un cuento divertido y original que nos hara abrir nuestros ojos y mirar al mundo tal y como es, lo que solo los niños pueden hacer. A fun, original tale that teach us to open our minds and free our spirits, seeing things the way a child sees them: as they really are. Lexile Level: 760L

Sofía está triste porque su hermano pequeño no tiene dónde jugar. Las chicas del equipo Luz Estelar quieren ayudarla, pero esta vez le toca elegir misión a Ágata y ésta tiene otros planes.

In Xavier Garza’s bilingual kids’ book, young Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador—the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil—los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. They make the audience boo and hiss! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and, in the process, gains a lifelong fan.

All the children at school are making their superheroes' albums, and at recess, they exchange their duplicate stamps. By doing some cheating, Santiago is the first in completing his collection and turns it in for a fabulous prize. That night, however, Santiago meets one those superheroes, Hatsune, who along with his fox, Atzaru, will teach Santiago a valuable lesson in honesty.