La tormenta
(Death Wind)
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2009
- Category
- Runaways, Survival Stories, Pregnancy
- Recommended Age
- 12
- Recommended Grade
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554691357
- Publish Date
- Oct 2009
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554694945
- Publish Date
- Oct 2009
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
La vida de Allie ha dado un giro terrible. Sus padres se pelean todo el tiempo, le está yendo muy mal en la escuela y, por si fuera poco, piensa que tal vez esté embarazada. Incapaz de enfrentar a sus padres, decide irse de su casa y tomar la carretera con su amigo Razz, un patinador profesional de skateboarding. Cuando un enfrentamiento pone a Allie en peligro, Razz y Allie deciden volver, pero pasan justo por el camino de un tornado. Para sobrevivir al horror y la destrucción que sigue a la tormenta, Allie debe hacer uso de toda su fortaleza.
Disponible en inglés: Death Wind
About the author
William Bell was born in Toronto in 1945 and went to school there until he graduated from the College of Education in 1970. Until 2002 he was a high school English teacher and department head in Ontario. Bell also taught at the Harbin University of Science and Technology, the Foreign Affairs College (both in China), and the University of British Columbia. He holds a Masters of Arts degree in Literature and a Master of Education degree. Bell's Young Adult novels have been translated into nine languages and have won a number of awards. Bell lives in Orillia, Ontario, with author Ting-xing Ye.
Excerpt: La tormenta: (Death Wind) (by (author) William Bell)
La señora tenía el vestido roto. Las lágrimas le marcaban surcos blancos en la cara llena de polvo y suciedad. Miraba desesperadamente la loma de escombros. Allie podía escuchar los gemidos de un bebé.
Editorial Reviews
"Good teenage Spanish Language book full of action."
Tri State YA Book Review Committee
