LORENZA ESTANDÍA
Literary Agency Specialized in Children and Young Adult´s Literature
Youth Novels
Mozart’s Syndrome
Gonzalo Moure,
172 pp, 13+ years
Irene, a girl who loves to play the violin, meets Tomi in a village in Asturias during her vacation. She is impressed by his great musical talent and discovers that he is very, very special. As they get to know each other, she realizes that Tomi's story can be mirrored in that of another genius, Mozart. A wonderful novel that is a passionate dialogue through music.
World rights for all languages except korean
Screw the Bicycle!
Gonzalo Moure,
160 pp, 10+ years
Javier, a fourteen-year-old boy, who lives in the countryside and loves his environment, becomes the new "friend of the animals" in a television program. But no one expects him to have ideas of his own that could jeopardize the adults' plans. He will refuse to play the role of a good savage, putting his integrity before the promises of material benefit from the sponsor. A novel about ethical dilemmas.
World rights for all languages except Spanish
The System Won’t Miss Us
Antonio Malpica, Publisher: Ediciones SM
120 pp, 13+ years
Lorenzo writes about what he lives in a city watched over and inhabited by inexistent people if they don’t have ID cards. The system tries to control everything in the overwhelming city where traffic jams last for days. Lorenzo will meet Maria and find mistrust, loneliness, and death.
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Letters for the King of the Cabin
Luis Pescetti, Publisher: Santillana-Loqueleo
104 pp, 14+ years
Paloma, a girl nineteen, is in love, vaguely reciprocated. To deal with her pain, writes twenty-two letters of a young woman’s deep feelings after her first love disappointment. Through her letters, in poetic prose, the young woman asks her loved one to be understanding.
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Mr. President’s Lipstick
Antonio Malpica, Publisher; Ediciones SM,
156 pp, 13+ years
Maré’s world began to fall apart when he wanted to be routine free. A whim of chance puts him in a whirlwind of unfortunate events. Now he will have to solve his neighbor’s murder to regain his life and freedom.
World rights for all languages except Spanish
The Machine
Antonio Malpica, Publisher; Editorial Santillana-Loqueleo, 192 pp, 13+ years
Chano was rejected in school and must figure out what to do. His grandfather is insufferable, playing the oboe isolated from everybody. They do not get along at all. Events will lead them together through the world chasing a mysterious clue to a place where there is no time, no rules, and no conflicts.
Rights sold for English worldwide.
Where I Don’t Know Anything
Antonio Malpica, Publisher: Ediciones SM,
172 pp, 13+ years
Filip’s life is violent. He faces a limit that is challenging. He will go on vacation to Denmark, away from the gangs and the precipice his life is falling. Three months with no fights in a place where you don’t know anything, is not easy for a fourteen-year-old boy used to punching.
World rights for all languages except Spanish