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Manolito Four-Eyes

The 1st Volume of the Great Encyclopedia of My Life

Elvira Lindo author Joanne Moriarty translator Emilio Urberuaga illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Amazon Publishing

Published:1st Oct '10

Should be back in stock very soon

Manolito Four-Eyes cover

The bestselling phenomenon from Spain about ten-year-old Manolito’s misadventures in Madrid. “Don’t try to be different,” says Manolito’s mother. But he can’t help it—he doesn’t have to try. Whether he’s fighting over the One-and-Only Susana, trying not to fight with Ozzy the Bully, telling his entire life story to the school psychologist, or discovering the true meaning of World Peace, ten-year-old Manolito is a real original. As he’d say, in the worldwide world, there’s nobody like him! Join the unforgettable Manolito as he takes on life in Madrid. And for the first time, this bestselling phenomenon from Spain is available in English.

“Described by his mother as 'born talking,' Manolito brings his family and friends alive on the page through a chatty, first-person narrative in which he recounts events such as a punch from a bully who breaks his glasses, a visit from a demanding schoolmate named One-and-Only Susana, and a surprise birthday party for his beloved grandpa.... Throughout the book, amusing drawings heighten the understated humor that brightens the story.” —Booklist “To be sure, the protagonist is a wild, spunky, dramatic, comical sort of character sure to be popular with children, who will probably find him, in Manolito's own inimitable words, a 'whole lotta cool.' Lively cartoon illustrations are scattered throughout.” —School Library Journal

ISBN: 9780761457299

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Weight: unknown

155 pages