La història de Lil

En un castillo embrujado, en tiempos de Queseyó, entre sus muros de enfado algo loco sucedió. Érase que una pintura del rey Gesto caradura por magia o por puro azar, cambió de tiempo y lugar. Sucedió que, bruscamente, del pasado fue al presente…

Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends for Bahía de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea. As the girls explore their new home, a neighbor lets them in on a secret: There are ghosts in Bahía de la Luna. Maya is determined to meet one, but Cat wants nothing to do with them. As the time of year when ghosts reunite with their loved ones approaches, Cat must figure out how to put aside her fears for her sister's...

With a new clubhouse in his yard, Pedro decides to start a mystery-solving club. Will he and his friends find the clues to crack the case? A simple plot, relatable characters, and reader-support tools are delivered with the young reader in mind.

This novel, narrated in two voices for their characters, playing strong themes that make up the life of a boy and a girl living in Havana, Cuba. Discrimination, sexism, harassment, female subjugation, homosexuality, are treated with subtlety through metaphors, pauses, silences and innuendos that make this a moving and thoughtful book.