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LA ISLA DE BOWEN

Mallorquí, César
In May 1920 the motliest group of characters meet at the headquarters of SIGMA (Astronomical, Meteorological and Geographical Investigations Society) in Madrid. The eccentric professor Zarco (a rough man but very clever and also very brave when required) is about to start an expedition to the Tepuyes, unexplored Venezuelan high plateaus. But Lady Elisabeth Faraday breaks in unexpectedly, together with her daughter Katherine, and this makes the plans change. Elisabeth is a noble English lady who appears to know and is as brave as Zarco, but needs his help to rescue her husband, the archaeologist John Foggart, an old acquaintance of the professor. There seems to be a relic found in the crypt of a medieval English saint, Saint Bowen, which is made out of 100% pure titanium, something which was quite impossible until the middle XX century, so Zarco decides he will definitely investigate the mystery behind the puzzling object.
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2012 Edebé Young-Adult Award

2013 National Award for Young Adult Literature.

2014 IBBY Honor List

2013 Celsius Award Finalist

2013 CCEI Literature Honor Diploma

2012 Best Young Adult Novel According to EL PAIS

 

Rights sold to Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Korea & Audiobook

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ISBN: 978-84-683-1252-1
Code: 114713
Publication date: 13/12/2023
436 pages
Size: 13.0cm x 20.5cm. Paperback
Cover price: 13.00 €
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Values:
Friendship, love Education for gender equality Family, respect for the elderly
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Language and literature
Theme:Children's / Teenage fiction and true stories
Biography
Mallorquí, César

César Mallorquí (Barcelona, 1953). He studied journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid and worked in La Codorniz and for the radio station Cadena SER. He also worked as a creative in an advertising agency for many years. At the beginning of the 90’s he started his literary career and, since then, he has obtained several awards such as Alberto Magno award 1992, UPC award 1995, Gigamesh award 1996, EDEBÉ award 1996, 2002, 2012, Gran Angular 2001, White Raven 2013, and Ibby Honor list as well as the Spanish National Children and
Young Adult Award, 2013. In 2015 his prolific career was recognized with the Cervantes Chico Award.

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