Palabra & Silencio

Since Grandma's recent death, Mamá often cries and Grandpa sits motionless in his chair staring out the window, but Lorena, who also misses Grandma, hopes the keepsakes in Grandma's carved chest will help ease their grieving.

Children use their hands for all kinds of things when they prepare for and go to a birthday party. Reprint.

Claudia's seventh-grade class elections. It's the same every year: the same kids run, and the same kids win. Promises are broken, and nobody cares. This year, it's going to be different. Claudia's friend Peter is running for class president. He's smart and honest, but can he win the election? He insists on having a clean campaign, and everyone else is playing dirty! Fully translated Spanish text. En la clase de sŽptimo grado de Claudia va a haber elecciones. Siempre se postulan los mismos y siempre ganan los mismos. Las promesas jam‡s se cumplen y muchos sue–os quedan sin cumplirse. Este ...

Escalas los siete pisos hasta el oasis de la azotea, donde puedes pensar al ritmo de tu propia banda. Notas discordantes suben con el tráfico de las cinco, se suavizan con un bolero al ocaso. En compañía de las palomas observas a la gente allá abajo, que fluye, en corriente, cada uno está solo en medio de la multitud, cada uno es una isla como tú.