by Maite Carranza · Grup Promotor, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788416661657
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«Una bala per al record» is the historical young adult novel by Maite Carranza, published by Grup Promotor in paperback (192 pages, in Catalan).
In 1938, in Barruelo (Palencia), thirteen-year-old Miquel believes his father, a Republican miner, has died at the front. When he learns his father is alive in a prisoner camp near Oviedo, his mother asks him to bring him home. Accompanied by his little dog Greta, he will cross hundreds of miles, flee from the Civil Guard and discover what war is.
The novel won the Premi Protagonista Jove in the 12-14 age category and the Premi Crítica Serra d'Or for children's and young adult literature in 2018.
For young readers aged 14 and up, it works as school reading and brings the Spanish Civil War closer through the eyes of a teenager.
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.
