Karla Arenas Valenti – författare

If you can see it, you can be it.Get to know Pedro Pascal, once just an imaginative kid obsessed with movies. Born in Chile, Pedro spent his early years in San Antonio, Texas, after his family found asylum in the U.S. during the years of the Pinochet Dictatorship. Years later, would attend NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, fueled by the passion for cinema and theater his parents encouraged early on, immersing himself into reading screenplays and watching classic movies. Pedro Pascal would eventually become a household name, best known for his roles on Game of Thrones, Narcos, The Mandalorian, and The Last of Us.Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have made remarkable contributions to American culture and have been undeniable forces in shaping its future.

Read about Selena Gomez, who is among the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have shaped our culture and the world in Hispanic Star: Selena Gomez co-written with Karla Arenas Valenti, from Claudia Romo Edelman's gripping Hispanic Star biography series for young readers.

Lee sobre Selena Gomez, quien se encuentra entre los heroes hispanos y latinos mas innovadores que han forjado nuestra cultura y el mundo en Hispanic Star: Selena Gomez, uno de los libros que forma parte de la fascinante serie de biografias Hispanic Star, creada por Claudia Romo Edelman para jovenes lectores.

From Pura Belpré Award–winning author Karla Arenas Valenti and New York Times–bestselling illustrator Ana Ramírez González comes a lyrical children's book about finding confidence, embracing identity, and recognizing that your unique self is more than enough.A gift from Mexico alights on María Mariposa’s windowsill on her first day of school in a brand-new country: “¡Una mariposa!” / “A butterfly!” And with the butterfly, in comes magic. Filled from her toes to her new butterfly wings with memories of home, María knows exactly who she is. But when everything at school is different and strange, doubt begins to make María’s confidence fade away. The place she comes from, the community she loves, the magic inside her . . . does any of it really belong in her new life?With courage and compassion, this picture book confronts the most difficult moments—and feelings—of being new, sweeping readers up in a powerful celebration of the magic we each contribute to the world.