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Na continuidade do clássico “O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima”, o endiabrado Zezé está de volta, aos dez anos, doutor na arte das traquinagens, agora membro da família do seu padrinho médico. Apesar do conforto da nova vida em Natal, o menino não encontra o que procura: ternura e compreensão. Imaginativo, ele cria dois personagens que lhe dão o carinho ausente e lhe ensinam a aquecer o sol do próprio coração: o sapo Adão e o ator de cinema Maurice Chevalier. História que trata da passagem da infância para a adolescência, com a sensibilidade inconfundível do autor.

In the heart of a neighborhood in the Island of dreams Djerba, Reem, a young orphan Muslim girl, lives within a Jewish family, but due to certain circumstances, she is forced to leave Tunisia and moves to south Lebanon to live with a Jewish family as well. There, she becomes a friend with Nada, the Jewish tolerant stubborn girl who is engaged to Ahmad the Muslim mujahid for Allah' sake . Their relation is based on one question, whose religion is the right one ?? I highly recommend the book to all people but you have to put away your believe aside then start reading, be neutral. يقول النقّاد أنه كلما زاد عدد كلمات العنوان ، كلما صار أضعف ، إلا فى بعض الاستثناءات .. كان هذا العنوان أحد الاستثناءات ..اسم مميز ، وغلاف جميل أعطيا الرواية تلك الجاذبية الشديدة التى تشعر بها حين تراها وتقرأ اسمها للمرة الأولى.. بعد الوصول للنهاية ستدرك أنك خُدعت ، وأن اسم الرواية لا يُعبّر عن المضمون فى شئ ، وإنما العكس تمامًا .. تتحدث الرواية عن ( ريم ) البنت المسلمة التى فقد والديها وتربّت وسط عائلة يهودية .. تحترم عقائدهم ويحترمون عقائدها .. تسير الأيام فى بطء إلى أن تبدأ ( ريم ) فى التبدّل .. ترى أن هذه العائلة مصيرها النار وأن عليها أن ترشدهم إلى الطريق الصحيح ..

Five-year-old Zezé lives in Rio de Janeiro, in a forgotten slum in great poverty. But Zezé is not alone. In this world of scolding and beating, he has discovered a magical universe where he spends most of his time: the realm of imagination. There rules a sweet orange tree called Minguinho, and he is a tree like no other: he can talk. First published in 1968, this autobiographical novel is one of the most important Brazilian classics.