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Brandon Brown dice la verdad - Novel
The latest in the Brandon Brown series!
Elementary - Written in present tense - Level 1Rather than get caught in the act of disobeying his mother, Brandon decides to lie about his dishonest…

ESMERALDA, LA TORTUGUITA MARINA – by Kristy Placido50 Unique Words

Written in Present Tense

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Ecology-based Fiction

Esmeralda is a tiny baby turtle who struggles against all odds to avoid the many pitfalls that she…

Diego experiences every 13 year old’s worst nightmare: a birthday party with a piñata! However, Diego and his friends have no idea that the real horror is just beginning! After the party, Diego’s friend, Joel, can’t shake…

BERTO Y SUS BUENAS IDEASby Magaly Rodríguez

For true beginners.

Berto is an 11-year-old boy who lives in Madrid, Spain. His best friend is Paquita. Poor Berto has one big problem. He does not like school. He does not like to…

The prequel story for Pobre Ana moderna.

Ana, a 13-year old girl from California. She is disappointed with the lack of friends that she has in her community. When she gets an opportunity to go to Guatemala with her dad for a…

NUEVA ESCUELA, NUEVOS AMIGOS – NOVEL (NEW) BY ERIC RICHARDSAntonio just moved to Santiago de Chile. He is new in school and doesn’t know anyone. He has a problem. Who can help him? He sees Adela – a girl from biology class.…

Soy yo, la mosca - Adriana RamirezLa mosca lives with a family. She wants to talk to the dog, the cat, the man and the woman but they don’t want to talk to her. They ignore her! But she insists. She insists because her family is…

Cuyes en crisis - Jeremy Jordan - FULLCOLORAlles loopt lekker in de cavia gemeenschap in Ecuador. Nou ja, alles behalve die vervelende DaVincuy die altijd zijn nieuwe uitvindingen uitprobeert. Alles neemt een wending wanneer een…

ORIÓN – Margarita Pérez García - FULLCOLOROrión is a Rottweiler. He is loved by his family but misunderstood by many as being violent and aggressive. A massive storm hits and breaks the dam at the top of the village. The…

NUEVAS CONVERSACIONES, NUEVAS COMPLICACIONES – NOVEL (NEW) BY ERIC RICHARDSWith the help of his new friends – Adela, Elena and Félix – Antonio has settled into his new school. He has an exciting week ahead of him. He is…

Las aventuras de Isabela2nd Edition

by Karen Rowan

Isabela Huffman is a precocious 8-year-old girl who can't seem to keep herself out of trouble on a visit to Guanajuato, Mexico, with her mother. She wants to be the president…

Isabela captura un congoBook 2 for True Beginners

by Karen Rowan

Isabela Huffman is a precocious 9½ year-old girl who finds herself tangled up in trouble again while travelling to Costa Rica with her mother. “I don’t cause…

Ana thinks her life is so bad because things aren’t going her way with her family. When she compares herself to her friends, things get even worse. Her only solution is to go to Mexico for a couple of months and escape all of…

Una heroína improbable - Faith Laux

Anabel’s thirteenth birthday brings her many surprises… a special message from her grandmother, a long-awaited opportunity to talk with Gabriel, her handsome heartthrob, and a terrible…

Los niños detectivesby Patricia Verano

Alberto and Pedro are good friends. They are both ten years old, live in Bolivia, and are classmates. Both of their fathers are famous scientists. Alberto, is an artist that is very curious…

With free video on YouTube!Olivia y los monos is an easy low-level Spanish novella for true beginners. It is almost entirely in the present tense with a smattering of past tense and no subjunctive. With about 285 unique words (not…

Rhumus en Madrid - Theresa MarramaRhumus is a rat who can read and write. He lives under the streets of Madrid, Spain with his mom and dad. One day, the rats experience a loud explosion that not only separates Rhumus from his…

Rhumus se esconde en Madrid - Theresa MarramaIt has been a couple of weeks since Rhumus, his family and all of the rats experienced a large explosion under the streets of Madrid. They are desperate to find a safe place to hide.…

Cara de mosquita muerta - Adriana RamirezWith only 132 word families and 28 cognates, CARA DE MOSQUITA MUERTA is an easy-to-read book in Spanish, written for level 1 students.

The fly hears the expression TIENE CARA DE MOSQUITA…

En boca cerrada no entran moscas - Adriana RamirezWhat is the story about?

There is a new fly in the garden. The house fly sees it and feels something in its heart. The house fly is paralyzed. She doesn't know what to say and she…

Marcos y los Reyes Magos - Eliana Peck, Laura Drury Three Kings Day is coming, and Marcos wants to be sure that Kings Baltasar, Gaspar, and Melchor know exactly what gift to bring him. He puts forth great effort to communicate…

Complicaciones en Córdoba - Katelyn Burchill / FULLCOLORLevel 1 - Present/Past Tense - Unique Word Count 178

Fourteen-year-old Mariana feels like she doesn’t fit in with her family: her older brother is smart and athletic…

El chico global - Leslie DavisonLiam Bradley is a global kid. He’s lived in several countries and just found out his next adventure in Singapore. What he really wants, however, is to spend more time with his busy dad. One day,…

NIÑOS EN LA CALLE – NOVEL (NEW) BY CHRIS MERCERInspired by the real experiences of children on the street, Niños en la calle is a story of survival about Rafa and Sofía.

When a hurricane destroys all they’ve ever known,…

Juliana by Rosana Navarro, Margarita Pérez GarcíaAn easy Spanish reader for language learners with less than 100 unique words plus a few that are similar in both Spanish and English. Juliana is special - a rare albino bat who…

Problemas en Shang-Cuy-La – Jeremy "Señor" Jordan - fullcolorLevel 1-2 - Present Tense - Unique Word Count 211

Cuysabel, DaVincuy, Hércuyles and the rest of the guinea pig community are off in search for Shang-Cuy-La, the…

Bianca Nieves y los 7 toritos - Novel, Carrie Toth
Written in past tenseBullfighting is a dangerous sport, and there is nothing more menacing than facing a raging bull in the middle of the ring. All eyes are on the great torero,…

El Ekeko: Un misterio boliviano - Katie BakerWritten in present tense.Paco is disappointed when his mother suggests that he replace his worn out shoes with his grandfather’s old boots. He reluctantly goes to the closet and…

El nuevo Houdini - Novel

Both present and past versions under one cover!Cleverly illustrated and written to be exceedingly entertaining and completely comprehensible!

Brandon Brown is dying to drive his father's 1956 T-bird…

El viaje de su vida by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine RayUnique Word Count 391 - Present Tense - Level 2/3

Carlos is excited to go on his first cruise with his family. While on the cruise he witnesses a crime that turns him from a…

Los Baker van a Peru - Novel
Both present and past versions under one cover!Are the Baker Family’s unfortunate mishaps brought on by bad luck or by the curse of the shrunken head? Join the Bakers as they travel through Peru and…

Piratas del Caribe y el mapa secreto - Novel
Written in present tenseAdventure, suspense and deception abound in this novel based on historical fiction. Set in the 1600's, this engaging plot commandeers the reader through a…

Pobre Ana (2020) - Blaine Ray - FULLCOLORUnique Word Count 216 - Present/Past Tense - Level 1/2

Pobre Ana is a 15-year old California girl who is dealing with being a teenager and materialism in high school. She has problems with…

There are mysterious deaths in the area surrounding Morelos, Mexico, and Detective Rodriguez is determined to discover the cause and the cure. Are the deaths due to a virus, a crime, or something much more complex? Will he be able…

Chistes para aprender español - Verónica Moscoso & Annada MennonSpanish Easy Reader
If you are looking for mini stories for Spanish acquisition, this book is for you. It has a compilation of 30 funny stories/jokes from different…

LIBERTAD – COMPREHENSION-BASED™ READER - by Rita BarrettTwo versions under one cover: Novice and Intermediate

230 Unique Words – Novice-high / 290 Unique Words – Intermediate

Written in Past Tense - Non-Fiction

After…

Testigo, la historia de Brayan - Kristy Placido

198 Unique Words – Novice-high
300 Unique Words – Intermediate-lowWritten in Past Tense

What if we could UNsee an event? What if we could UNexperience a tragedy? For 14 year…

SELENA – by Nelly Andrade-HughesLevel 1 & 2/Advanced Beginning & Intermediate

By 24 years of age, Selena Quintanilla was considered the ‘Queen of Tejano Music’ and well on her way to becoming one of the most famous musical…

Santana – Reader

Written in Past Tense

Born and raised in Mexico, Carlos Santana started playing the violin when he was just a young boy. He soon realized that his real passion was the guitar! He began playing the guitar and…

EL REY ARTHUR by Verónica Moscoso is the perfect book for CEFR A1/A2 Spanish learners. It contains about 450 unique words and a total of 4,200 words.

This compelling novella is told from a dog’s point of view. The story is…

Don Quijote, el último caballeroby Karen Rowan

Don Quijote, el último caballero is a novel for intermediate and advanced beginners. It uses a vocabulary of fewer than 200 different Spanish words to tell a 1,400-word story in…

Halloween vs Dia de los muertos - Verónica Moscoso

After experiencing the Day of the Dead in Mexico, Aleja, a Mexican-American teen, plans to throw a big Dia de los Muertos party at her home in California. The tricky thing is…

Piratas y el Triángulo de las Bermudas - Novel
Written in past tenseWhen Tito and his father set sail from Florida to Maryland, they have no idea that their decision to pass through the Bermuda Triangle could completely change…

Pobre Ana bailó tangoby Patricia Verano, Verónica Moscoso
and Blaine RayAna of the first novel in the series, Pobre Ana, is featured in this one too. Now 16, Ana goes to Buenos Aires, where she fulfills her dream to learn to…

Mi propio auto - by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray - Z/W - geschreven in tegenwoordige tijdBen Sullivan, een 17-jarige uit San Jose, Californië wilde dolgraag een eigen auto. Hij dacht dat zijn ouders hem er een zouden geven voor…

Mi propio auto by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine RayUnique Word Count 475 - Present/Past Tense - Level 3/4

This book has PAST and PRESENT tense versions in ONE!

Ben Sullivan, a 17-year old from San Jose, California was determined to…

Nuevo viaje, nuevas aventuras - Eric RichardsUnique Word Count 320 - Present/Past Tense - Level 3

Antonio, Adela, Félix, Elena and María are traveling to Chillán to spend time together and ski during winter break. The train…

ALMA DE LOBO - Verónica Moscoso

The extraordinary true story of Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja, the only documented case of a feral child in Spain.

SUMMARY: Marcos was only seven-years-old when he was left in a remote valley in…

María Cano La Flor del Trabajo - Adriana Ramirez

The REVOLUCIONARIAS collection wants to show the important work that many Latin American women have done throughout history. Each book in this collection wants to highlight the…

El pequeño ángel de Colombia - Verónica Moscoso The extraordinary true story of Albeiro Vargas, a Colombian boy famous for his magnificent humanitarian work.

SUMMARY: Albeiro is only six when he starts playing and taking care…

YO SÉ CÓMO HACERLO, LA HISTORIA DE JOAN SORIANO, EL MÚSICO QUE TOCA BACHATAToo young to be allowed to stay up late to listen to the neighborhood bands play, at 6 years old he hid under the chairs of the bachata musicians and…

¿ Dónde está Eduardo? by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray2017 version with black & white illustrations

Summer vacation is beginning for 17-year-old Carmen Rodriguez of Colorado. She is looking forward to spending a lot of time…

¿Dónde está Eduardo? - Blaine RayUnique Word Count 524 - Present/Past Tense - Level 3/4

2019 version with COLOR illustrations

Summer vacation is beginning for 17-year-old Carmen Rodriguez of Colorado. She is looking forward…

PELIGRO EN LA AMAZONIA – NOVEL (NEW) BY JEREMY JORDANThe second book in the “It’s My Story!” choose your own adventure style book.

You’re on your way to Peru when your plane suddenly crashes in the middle of the Amazon.…

Felipe Alou: Desde los valles a las montañas - Novel
Written in past tenseUnder ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a Major League Baseball player, but Felipe Alou's…

La Llorona de Mazatlán - Novel
Level 2 novel written in past tenseLaney Morales’ dream of playing soccer in Mazatlan, Mexico soon turns into a nightmare, as she discovers that the spine-chilling legends of old may actually be…

Paralelo 38: La 4.a expedición de John C. Frémont – by René Frazee

Fourteen-year-old Ted McNabb is thrilled that he has been invited to be part of John C. Frémont’s Fourth Expedition, thanks to his Uncle Alexis. Although…

La maldición de la cabeza reducida - Novel
Written in past tense.Haley and Jason think they have rid themselves of the cursed shrunken head, now that they are back home from their family trip to Peru. Their relief quickly gives…

Noche de Oro - Novel

Now a college student, Makenna Parker returns to Costa Rica for a new ecological adventure. As a volunteer at a wildlife preserve in Guanacaste, she finds unexpected romance that lands her right in the middle…

El viaje perdido by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray - Black & white illustrationsCarlos and Jaime from Ohio travel to Puerto Rico on a Caribbean cruise. The fun quickly ends as they find themselves stranded without any money,…

Me perdí en Medellin - Adriana RamirezMany cultural books focus on famous tourist destinations, the ones that appear in magazines, newspapers, and YouTube channels, and where everyone goes. But few people talk about the cultural…

El entierro - Adriana RamirezThis book is written for intermediate Spanish learners (level 3). It is inspired by the stories I - Adriana Ramirez- grew up listening to. I remember when I was young, one of our favourite things to do…

Minerva - Nelly Andrade-HughesZelfs als jong meisje dat in Ojo de Agua, in de Dominicaanse Republiek, opgroeide, had Minerva Mirabal een scherp rechtvaardigheidsgevoel en was ze nooit bang om voor de weerlozen op te komen. De…

Los ojos de Carmenby Verónica Moscoso; edited by Blaine Ray and Contee Seely

A novella for 3rd year high school students. A 16 year-old American boy wants to enter a photography contest. He goes to Ecuador to visit his…

En busca del monstruoby Pablo Ortega López & Patricia Verano

There is a legend in the Patagonia area of Argentina that a monster lives in Lake Nahuel Huapi. The monster, known as the Nahuelito, is said to attack and destroy…

La Calaca Alegre - Level 3 novel - Past tense

Does Carlos really suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, or are his strange sensations and life-like nightmares much more real than anyone, including Carlos, believes?…

Vida o muerte en el Cuscoby Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray;
edited by Blaine Ray and Contee SeelyHigh school senior Elena García is vacationing in Cusco with her mother, who is delighted to return to Peru. In her youth she spent…

SOÑADORES - Verónica Moscoso

This novel gives a face to the millions of children that live as undocumented immigrants and brings to light the challenges they face to live a normal life in the United States.

The story is…

El camino del café - Adriana RamirezEL CAMINO DEL CAFÉ is an engaging and inspiring story written for Spanish 4 students. It is the perfect novel to read with your level 4 classes, AP and IB Spanish classes. It will take you…

La marimba de mi abuelo - Adriana RamirezA marimba, in the grandfather's house, takes us on a journey through time. On this journey we discover the roots of a family, the connections with nature, with music and with the past. When…

Un nuevo amanecer - Adriana RamirezThis story is inspired by real events of the Muisca community, which currently inhabits the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá, in Colombia. It is intended to show a more real and authentic…

Rigo - Adriana Ramirez

Colombia is a country with a very varied topography, but more than half of the country is in mountainous areas. In many parts of the country transportation is scarce, which has made the bicycle a very…

Silleteros - Adriana RamirezWho are we? Are we our name? Are we our nationality? Are we our family? In this story full of magical realism, Antonia, without wanting to, discovers who she is; at the same time she takes the reader on…

El Callejón del Beso is a well-known legend from Guanajuato, México that took place in an alleyway that was so narrow that two people could stand on the balconies on either side and kiss. Don Luis and Doña Carmen meet and fall…