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“melba escobar”

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  • Johnny, the Sea, and Me

    by Melba Escobar ...
    Illustrated by Elizabeth Builes ...
    A 2025 Batchelder Honor Book! ★ A heartwarming middle-grade novel from Colombia about a ten-year-old boy and the larger-than-life figure who changes him forever.Pedro is dealing with a lot for a ten-year-old kid, both at school and at home. So he's overjoyed when his mom surprises him with a trip to see the ocean—an experience he's been dreaming about for a long time!Maybe this trip will make ... Read more

    $11.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • House of Beauty

    by Melba Escobar ...
    Translated by Elizabeth Bryer ...
    A thought-provoking Colombian crime novel set in and around a beauty salon in Bogota‘This delicate, merciless filleting of race and gender politics is highly recommended’ Guardian‘A revelation. A rewarding read and an unexpected insight into a foreign society not often documented in novels. Treat yourself’ Crime Time‘We thought we were bored of thrillers, but then we found House of Beauty … as ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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    House of Beauty

    by Melba Escobar ...
    Narrated by Rachel Bavidge, Clare Perkins ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 10 min

    A thought-provoking Colombian crime novel set in and around a beauty salon in Bogota‘This delicate, merciless filleting of race and gender politics is highly recommended’ Guardian‘A revelation. A rewarding read and an unexpected insight into a foreign society not often documented in novels. Treat yourself’ Crime Time‘We thought we were bored of thrillers, but then we found House of Beauty … as ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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