I am a Spanish teacher and I am looking for a good book originally written in Sp. that teenagers would enjoy?

The book shouldn't be too long or too complicated for learners of Spanish. We have read Cajas de carton with great success.

I am a Spanish teacher and I am looking for a good book originally written in Sp. that teenagers would enjoy?
El Principito by Antoine De Saint Exupery. I read it in High School and really enjoyed it. It's a classic!


Here is a website that has the summary: http://www.elresumen.com/ and click on El Principito


This site also offers up other books, too, so you should have some fun there.
Reply:There's a book called "Ladrón de la mente" by Elías Miguel Muñuz that I've used in my 2nd year college classes. It's a book meant for students - about 140 pages, with vocab help. It's the diary of Marisol and the fascinating stranger that she meets. There's time travel, Spanish history, and computers, plus love (of course).


It's published by McGraw-Hill. (And there are all sorts of activities and notes for the teacher that are in the back of the book)


Other than that, I would seriously look at short stories. I loved all the little "microcuentos" from Latin America. One teeny tiny story with so much to say!


I also love "Caperucita en Manhattan" by Carmen Martín Gaite, but I don't think it's easily available in the US. (I got mine in Spain). It's about a little girl and the Statue of Liberty - it's very charming. (It's a novel)
Reply:I personally love Gabriel Garcia Marquez but that might be a little advanced for your class.
Reply:"Cuentos" , "Tortuga" or "Bless Me Ultima" by Rodolfo Anaya are all great books for teens. Another neat feature some these books share is that most have both the spanish and english text.


Cuentos is a book of short stories. Depending on how much time you have to dedicate to book it may be the best option.





The books were published by the University of NM and on their web site you can order them. The college is generally good about coming through with discounts for educators.