Francesca Zappia

De la galardonada autora Francesca Zappia, La feria de Brumagrís es una novela de misterio intrigante e innovadora que rebosa magia y está inspirada en los cuentos menos conocidos de los hermanos Grimm. Hay dos caminos que llevan a un bosque oscuro. Convergen en Brumagris, un pueblo oculto entre los arboles, un lugar vivo por las familias que nunca lo abandonan. Los habitantes de Brumagris saben que el bosque es un sitio peligroso y magico, y que salirse del camino es buscarse problemas. Cuando Heike, la joven costurera del pueblo, encuentra un cadaver en el camino, se dispone a buscar al culpable, pero su busqueda solo la lleva a descubrir mas cosas extrañas.

Cat no recuerda cómo ha acabado en este sitio.áY los demás, tampoco.Los pasillos se contraen y se expanden al ritmoáde la respiración del Instituto. De las duchas del vestuarioáde las chicas cae una lluvia roja como la sangre.¡Caaaat, gatita bonita!Las puertas han desaparecido. Al igual que las ventanasaNo hay escapatoria. Y todos estan cambiando poco a poco.El Instituto es asi de raro.Ahora Cat es mas rapida. Mas fuerte. Mas valiente que nunca.Ya no tiene nada que perder. Pero ¿sera capaz de deteneraa eso que les esta dando caza uno a uno?¿Recordara como acabo encerrada antes de que sea demasiado tard?a¡Caaaat, gatita bonita!De Francesca Zappia, la aclamada autora de Los monstruos de Eliza,allega una novela sobre la familia, el amor, la memoria,ala metamorfosis y los dos tipos de mascaras que nos ocultan el rostro:alas que otros nos imponen y las que nosotros mismos creamos."Esta novela es una pesadilla surrealista dondealas haya. La autora sumerge sin contemplacionesaa los lectores en un instituto donde los alumnosahan quedado atrapados y donde muchosahan sufrido grotescos cambios. [.] El de Zappiaaes un estudio visceral

Cat no recuerda cómo ha acabado en este sitio. Y los demás, tampoco.Los pasillos se contraen y se expanden al ritmo de la respiración del Instituto. De las duchas del vestuario de las chicas cae una lluvia roja como la sangre.¡Caaaat, gatita bonita!Las puertas han desaparecido. Al igual que las ventanas No hay escapatoria. Y todos estan cambiando poco a poco.El Instituto es asi de raro.Ahora Cat es mas rapida. Mas fuerte. Mas valiente que nunca.Ya no tiene nada que perder. Pero ¿sera capaz de detener a eso que les esta dando caza uno a uno?¿Recordara como acabo encerrada antes de que sea demasiado tard? ¡Caaaat, gatita bonita!De Francesca Zappia, la aclamada autora de Los monstruos de Eliza, llega una novela sobre la familia, el amor, la memoria, la metamorfosis y los dos tipos de mascaras que nos ocultan el rostro: las que otros nos imponen y las que nosotros mismos creamos.Esta novela es una pesadilla surrealista donde las haya La autora sumerge sin contemplaciones a los lectores en un instituto donde los alumnos han quedado atrapados y donde muchos han sufrido grotescos cambios. [] El de Zappia es un estudio visceral del trauma y la violencia.BOOKLIST

Su webcomic es un fenómeno en internet.¿Su vida? Un desastre.Eliza Mirk es tímida, un tanto peculiar y no tiene amigos. Lo que nadie sabe es que ella es Lady Constelación, la autora anónima del famoso comic El mar monstruoso.Eliza no puede ni siquiera imaginarse disfrutando del mundo real tanto como del virtual y tampoco tiene ningun interes en hacerlo... Hasta que Wallace Warland, el escritor de fanfiction de El mar monstruoso mas reconocido, se traslada a su instituto. Con el tiempo, el consigue hacerla salir de su caparazon y ella empieza a preguntarse si una vida mas alla de internet merece la pena.Pero cuando el secreto de Eliza sale accidentalmente a la luz, todo lo que ha construido comienza a desmoronarse: su historia, su relacion con Wallace... e incluso su salud mental.

Eliza Mirk es tímida, un tanto peculiar y no tiene amigos. Lo que nadie sabe es que ella es Lady Constelación, la autora anónima del famoso cómic El mar monstruoso. Eliza no puede ni siquiera imagina

A magia do fandom e das comunidades online, numa história que reflete sobre a descoberta da identidade, as questões de saúde mental e o enorme poder da imaginação para enfrentarmos os nossos demónios

An eerie, savage novel. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens BooksAmerican Horror Story meets the dark comedy of Kafkas The Metamorphosis as Cat searches for a way to escape her high school. A tale of family, love, tragedy, and masksthe ones others make for us, and the ones we make for ourselves. Katzenjammer will haunt fans of Chelsea Pitchers This Lie Will Kill You and E. Lockharts We Were Liars.Cat lives in her high school. She never leaves, and for a long time her school has provided her with everything she needs. But now things are changing. The hallways contract and expand along with the schools breathing, and the showers in the bathroom run a bloody red. Cats best friend is slowly turning into cardboard, and instead of a face, Cat has a cat mask made of her own hardened flesh.Cat doesnt remember why she is trapped in her school or why half of themCat includedare slowly transforming. Escaping has always been the one impossibility in her schools upside-down world. But to save herself from the eventual self-destruction all the students face, Cat must find the way out. And to do that, shell have to remember what put her there in the first place.Using chapters alternating between the past and the present, acclaimed author Francesca Zappia weaves a spine-tingling, suspenseful, and haunting story about tragedy and the power of memories. Fans of Marieke Nijkamps This Is Where It Ends and Karen McManuss One of Us Is Lying will lose themselves in the pages of this novelor maybe in the treacherous hallways of the school. Includes interior illustrations from the author.

Engraçado, provocativo e emocionante, Inventei você? vai fazer os leitores virarem as páginas alucinadamente, tentando decifrar o que é real e o que não é. Alex está no último ano do ensino médio e t

Dans la vie de tous les jours, Eliza Mirk est une fi lle timide, intelligente, un peu étrange et... qui na pas damis. Dans sa vie en ligne, Eliza est LadyConstellation, créatrice anonyme de La Mer infernale, un webcomic extremement populaire. Avec des millions de followers et de fans a travers le monde, son alter ego est une veritable star. Mais Eliza ne peut simaginer aimer le monde reel plus quelle naime sa communaute numerique. Puis, un jour, Wallace Warland arrive dans son lycee et Eliza va vite se demander si la vie ne merite pas detre vecue hors ligne...Le nouveau roman ecrit et illustre par Francesca Zappia, la talentueuse auteur de Je tai reve.

Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to besometimes, there really is someone out to get you. For fans of Silver Linings Playbook and Liar, this thought-provoking debut tells the story of Alex, a high school seniorand the ultimate unreliable narratorunable to tell the difference between real life and delusion.Alex fights a daily battle to figure out what is real and what is not. Armed with a take-no-prisoners attitude, her camera, a Magic 8 Ball, and her only ally (her little sister), Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to stay sane long enough to get into college. Shes pretty optimistic about her chances until she runs into Miles. Didnt she imagine him? Before she knows it, Alex is making friends, going to parties, falling in love, and experiencing all the usual rites of passage for teenagers. But Alex is used to being crazy. Shes not prepared for normal. Can she trust herself? Can we trust her?Enemies to Lovers: He might be the boy from her past, or he might be a delusion. Either way, Alex cant stand Milesor stop herself from falling for him. Witty Banter: Armed with a take-no-prisoners attitude, Alex is more than a match for the infuriatingly clever Miles, leading to page-turning arguments you wont want to end. Secrets and Lies: With a camera as her only proof of reality and a Magic 8 Ball for guidance, Alex must unravel the mystery of her own mind before its too late. Authentic Mental Illness Representation: A raw, honest, and ultimately hopeful look at a teen girls daily battle with schizophrenia, perfect for readers who love thought-provoking and character-driven stories.

A darkly humorous, rapid-fire read. Kirkus ReviewsStranger Things meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this contemporary novel from Francesca Zappia, the acclaimed author of Eliza and Her Monsters.When Zora Novak is framed for a crime she didnt commit, she must track down the true culprit and clear her name before its too late. But in a small town obsessed with ghosts, getting people to believe the truth might prove to be impossible.When someone burns down the home of the school janitor and he dies in the blaze, everyone in Addamsville, Indiana, points a finger at Zora. Never mind that Zora has been on the straight and narrow since her father was thrown in jail. With everyone looking for evidence against her, her only choice is to uncover the identity of the real killer.Theres one big problemZora has no leads. No one does. Addamsville has a history of tragedy, and thirty years ago a similar string of fires left several townspeople dead. The arsonist was never caught.Now, Zora must team up with her cousin Artemisan annoying self-proclaimed Addamsville historianto clear her name. But with a popular ghost-hunting television show riling up the townspeople, almost no support from her family and friends, and rumors spinning out of control, things arent looking good. Zora will have to read between the lines of Addamsvilles ghost stories before she becomes one herself.Acclaimed author Francesca Zappia has a perfectly pitched teen voice that shines in this inventive novel. Now Entering Addamvsille is perfect for fans of Brittany Cavallaro, Victoria Schwab, Riverdale, Truly Devious, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.Includes interior spot illustrations from the author.Outcast Protagonist: Zora Novak is from the wrong side of the tracks, her dads in jail, and the whole town thinks shes an arsonist. Clearing her name means fighting a family reputation she didnt create. A Haunted Town: Welcome to Addamsville, Indianaa place so obsessed with its ghosts, it cant tell the difference between local legend and a real killer on the loose. Supernatural Thriller: This isnt just a murder mystery. The true culprit is a firestarter, a supernatural creature Zora can see, and shes the only one who knows how to hunt it. Family Secrets: Zoras not just fighting the towns historyshes fighting her own. To solve the crime, shell have to team up with her annoying cousin Artemis and dig into a past thats more haunted than any ghost story.

A love letter to fandom, friendship, and the stories that shape us, Eliza and Her Monsters is absolutely magical.Marieke Nijkamp, New York Timesbestselling author of This Is Where It Ends Eighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea, but when a new boy at school tempts her to live a life offline, everything shes worked for begins to crumble.Rainbow Rowells Fangirl meets Noelle Stevensons Nimona in this acclaimed novel about art, fandom, and finding the courage to be yourself. A must-have.School Library JournalIn the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, Eliza is LadyConstellation, anonymous creator of a popular webcomic called Monstrous Sea. With millions of followers and fans throughout the world, Elizas persona is popular. Eliza cant imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves her digital community. Then Wallace Warland transfers to her school and Eliza begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile. But when Elizas secret is accidentally shared with the world, everything shes builther story, her relationship with Wallace, and even her sanitybegins to fall apart. With pages from Elizas webcomic, as well as screenshots from Elizas online forums, this book will appeal to fans of Noelle Stevensons Nimona and Rainbow Rowells Fangirl.Young Adult Library Services Association Best BookBest Fiction for Young Adults Top TenKirkus Best Book Texas Tayshas PickA Secret Online Life: By day, shes a quiet loner. By night, shes LadyConstellation, the beloved creator of a webcomic with millions of fans who have no idea shes a teenager. A Friends to Lovers Romance: When Wallace, a new student and the biggest fanfiction writer for Monstrous Sea, enters her life, Eliza must navigate a real-world relationship thats even more complicated than her fictional ones. Art, Fandom, and Creativity: Filled with pages from Elizas webcomic and excerpts from online forums, this novel is a love letter to creating the stories that save us. An Introvert Finding Her Voice: When her online and offline worlds collide, Eliza must find the courage to be herself, even if it means risking everything shes built.

Sharp and accessible. School Library JournalIllustrates the revolutionary power of love, kindness, and community. Publishers WeeklyFans of retellings will enjoy finding many hidden tropes in the warm, original fantasy. Kirkus ReviewsThe villagers of Greymist Fair know that the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and that they should never set foot off the road. But when a young tailor discovers a body, her search for the culprit reveals even more strange and dark happenings around her town. From acclaimed author Francesca Zappia, Greymist Fair is a suspenseful and inventive murder mystery infused with magic and inspired by the lesser-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Two roads lead into a dark forest. They meet at Greymist Fair, the village hidden in the trees, a place kept alive by the families that never leave. The people of Greymist Fair know the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and to set foot off the road is to invite trouble.When Heike, the villages young tailor, discovers a body on the road, she goes looking for who is responsible. But her quest only leads to more strange happenings around Greymist Fair.Inspired by the original, bloody, lesser-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, acclaimed author Francesca Zappia crafts an enthralling murder mystery that will keep readers turning the pages. Told from multiple points of view, with each narrative building on the crime discovered by Heike, Greymist Fair examines the themes of childhood fears, growing into adult responsibilities, and finding a place to call home amid the trials of life and death.Features chapter decorations by the author throughout, as well as a map.

Los aldeanos de Brumagrís saben que el bosque es un lugar mágico y peligroso, y que nunca deben desviarse del camino.Hay dos caminos que llevan a un bosque oscuro. Convergen en Brumagrís, un pueblo oculto entre los arboles, un lugar vivo gracias a las familias que jamas lo abandonan, y donde todos saben que alejarse del sendero nunca es buena idea.Cuando Heike, la joven costurera del pueblo, encuentra un cadaver en el camino, se dispone a buscar al culpable, pero su busqueda solo la lleva a descubrir secretos aun mas retorcidos.Inspirada en los cuentos oscuros menos conocidos de los hermanos Grimm, la galardonada autora Francesca Zappia crea una novela de misterio emocionante que no podras parar de leer.Zappia le da una vuelta a los cuentos de hadas y los lleva mas alla. Tremendamente gratificante. -BOOKPAGE.COM (reseña destacada)