Heart of Jupiter
2012
First Published
3.43
Average Rating
208
Number of Pages
By the winner of the 2015 Spanish National Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, "Heart of Jupiter" is the story of a teenage girl, Isla, who moves home and has to start over at a new school in Region. Here she makes friends with Mar, who helps her adjust to her new circumstances, but she also comes across Oak, who is determined to make her life miserable and seems to bear a grudge. She spends her nights chatting online with Jupiter. They share a common passion for the stars. Isla finds solace in their relationship, but Mar remains unconvinced and would prefer to see Isla in a relationship with Anxo, a boy from their school, someone she has actually seen. Isla is insistent, however: Jupiter and she have arranged to meet on Midsummer's Eve, when they will finally discover whether their online relationship is for real... Other titles in the series Galician Wave include: "Winter Letters" by AgustIn FernAndez Paz, "I Love You Leo A. Destination Somewhere" by Rosa Aneiros, "Dragal I: The Dragon's Inheritance" by Elena Gallego Abad, "The Painter with the Hat of Mallows" by Marcos Calveiro and "Dove and Cut Throat" by Fina Casalderrey.
Avg Rating
3.43
Number of Ratings
436
5 STARS
20%
4 STARS
30%
3 STARS
31%
2 STARS
12%
1 STARS
8%
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Author
Ledicia Costas
Author · 24 books
Ledicia Costas es una escritora gallega. Estudió en el instituto de Beade (Vigo) y publicó varios libros como Esmeraldina, a pequena defunta. Empezó a escribir con 12-13 años y tanto le gustó que siguió escribiendo. Su primera publicación fue la novela Unha estrela no vento en 1999. En 2015 obtuvo el Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil por Escarlatina, a cociñeira defunta, obra en la que hace gala la tradición gallega de la muerte, con gran sentido del humor. Unos meses después gana el Premio Lazarillo 2015 por su obra Verne y la vida secreta de las mujeres planta, publicada por la editorial Anaya, donde hace un homenaje al autor de los libros de aventuras.
