by Maite Carranza · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434850705
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«Frena, Cándida, frena» is the young adult novel by Maite Carranza, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (144 pages, in Spanish).
Cándida is fifteen and wants a motorcycle, but her mother refuses, calling her a whirlwind. Far from giving up, the girl insists and clashes with her mother and her surroundings. The novel addresses teenage identity, gender equality and the pressure of consumerism on young people.
It is volume 149 of the Gran Angular collection and the first title in the «Cándida» saga; the work was originally published in Catalan.
Reading for teenagers aged 13 to 16, with an energetic protagonist and a realistic plot about emotions and self-knowledge.
Maite Carranza Gil-Dolz del Castellar is a Spanish writer and educator, mainly writing in Catalan. She is a recipient of the Premio Crítica Serra d'Or, TP de Oro award, Premio Ondas award, and the Spanish National Prize for Children's and Juvenile Literature.
