Pablo y los malos (Pablo and the baddies)
Children's album ilustrated by Violeta Monreal
Destino, 2006, 40 pages

Pablo loves stories about goodies and baddies. And he just loves playing the bad guy. His sister Laura can’t understand why he always wants to be the most rotten obnoxious boy of all. But perhaps she will be able to make him change.

Los amores lunáticos (Lunatic love)
Novel for young readers
Anaya, 2003, 144 pages

Pablo knows that the biggest mistake a man can make is to fall for the wrong woman. But he soon finds out that falling for not one but two “wrong” women at the same time is even worse. He falls in love with his language teacher and with the most unfriendly girl in the neighbourhood. Some nights -most nights in fact- when he can’t seem to make sense of anything, he climbs up onto the roof. He takes to gazing at the moon and asking it questions. But he never finds any answers…

Laura y el corazón de las cosas  (Laura and the heart of things)
Children's album illustrated by Jordi Sàbat
Destino, 2002, 37 pages
Destino Infantil prize, 2002

Laura is a very special child because she sees things other eyes can’t see. That is how she comes to learn that everything has a heart. She discovers that things suffer if you hurt them and are happy if they feel loved.

Published in Castilian and Catalan
Rights sold: Portuguese (Dom Quixote)

La lluvia de París  (Rain in Paris)
Novel for young readers
Anaya, 2000, 185 pages

Silvia, the prettiest girl at school and in the whole neighbourhood, finally gets the chance to become a film star. André, a Polish film director living in Paris hires her to make a film in the French capital. And it is here that Silvia has her first taste of glory only to be followed by the bitter taste of disappointment when her dreams don’t come true. She is forced to grow up once and for all.

Viajes escritos y escritos de viajes (Writing travel and travel writing)
Non fiction for young readers
Anaya, 2000, 110 pages

Many travellers have written books describing their impressions and many writers have presented their work in the form of a journey or resorted to travel as a source of inspiration. This book gives us an insight into both genres, allowing the reader to savour some of these stories at greater length (The Odyssey, Don Quixote, ... ). It spans six centuries in which men have been weaving narratives out of experience and imagination.

El cazador del desierto (The desert hunter)
Novel for young readers
Anaya, 1998, 183 pages

Irene, the most hardworking girl in class, is really bowled over by the distant and crotchety Jose Maria. To everyone’s surprise, she manages to cultivate his friendship and the two finally hit it off. Like her, Jose Maria hates his name. He likes to be called Orens, after Laurence of Arabia. Orens introduces Irene to the fascinating realm of the desert and solitary hunters.

Algún día, cuando pueda llevarte a Varsovia (One day, I´ll take you to Warsaw)
Novel for young readers
Anaya, 1997, 231 pages
 
A family of Polish immigrants comes to live in Getafe. The locals keep their distance, unlike Laura, who is fascinated by her new neighbours. She strikes up a friendship with the young Andrej, who has a fascinating story to tell.