"Violeta viene al mundo un tormentoso día de 1920, siendo la primera niña de una familia de cinco bulliciosos hermanos. Desde el principio su vida estará marcada por acontecimientos extraordinarios, pues todavía se sienten las ondas expansivas de la Gran Guerra cuando la gripe española llega a las orillas de su país sudamericano natal, casi en el momento exacto de su nacimiento. Gracias a la clarividencia del padre, la familia saldrá indemne...

"This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht--the night their family lost everything. Samuel's mother secured a spot for him on the last Kindertransport...

"From politicians and physicists to poets and painters, these biographies for kids explore fifteen incredible Latin American people who used their creativity, intelligence, and strong beliefs to improve the world around them."

"Gracias al coraje y a la voluntad de todas ellas hoy podemos trabajar donde queremos, practicar las actividades que nos gustan, sentirnos más protegidas, jugar a los que preferimos y soñar sin límites." -- "Thanks to the courage and the will of all of them, today we can work where we want, practice the activities we like, feel more protected, play the sports we prefer, and dream without limits."--