Julian Lorenzana – författare

Madurez temprana de un nio es la traduccin de A boy becomes a man. El personaje principal pierde a su padre a los siete aos, deja la escuela a los diez aos y encuentra trabajo como pastor de cabras. Con el permiso de su patrn, l y su amigo Manuel, el pastor de cerdos, de vez en cuando cambian de chambas. Como pastor, tiene unas experiencias escalofriantes que lo hacen madurar ms all de sus once aos. Finalmente, su mam y sus hermanas mayores emigran a los Estados Unidos de Amrica y un ao ms tarde, tiene que dejar su trabajo porque l y sus hermanos menores se van a los Estados Unidos a reunirse con su mam y con sus hermanas.

In Puppy Love, three abandoned, scrawny puppies are rescued by a family. There are three pets living with the family already so father plans to put the puppies up for adoption as soon as they regain their healthy appearance. His plans go awry as his three little daughters refuse to give them up. Soon, the entire family falls under the spell of the puppies and father has a tougher time deciding whether to keep them or put them up for adoption as planned. Will the puppies stay with the family or will they be adopted? Read the story and find out.

A cat named Ginger preys upon two parakeets, whose cage sits atop a dresser, simply out of jealousy. She thinks the family is paying more attention to them than to her. Her chance to get even with the birds comes when she jumps on a chair leaning on the dresser, and takes a swipe at their cage, sending it crashing thunderously to the floor. The noise brings Mrs. Guzmn, who threatens Ginger with sending her to the Animal Haven Home if she does it again. The feud continues until a strange turn of events occurs at the end of the story that surprises the pets as well as the Guzmn family. Read the story to find out how their feud turns out.