South of Alameda. Diary of an Occupation
Texts by Lola Larra
Illustrations by
Illustrations by
Vicente Reinamontes
Age: 12 and up
16 x 23 cm | 288 pages | Paperback
A small school south of Alameda, the main street in Santiago de Chile, has been occupied
by a group of students in strike. Now everything seems to have changed inside the school:
classrooms, the courtyard, and even the students themselves. Among them is Nicolás, the
star goalkeeper of the football team, who reluctantly stayed at the “toma” and starts to
grow weary of assemblies and speeches. He begins to write a diary of the occupation in
his notebook. As the students organize themselves within the school, someone observes
from a neighboring house. An extraordinary combination of stories in words and pictures.
·White Ravens, 2014
·Babelia (El País), 2014 Best Juvenile Novel
·Banco del Libro Los Mejores, 2015
·Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, 2015
·Australis Award, 2014 - Best Design
·Cámara Chilena del Libro Award, 2014
·IBBY Chile Colibrí Medal, 2015
·Amster-Coré Award, 2015
·Marta Brunet Award, 2015
·Santiago City Council Literature Award, 2015
·IBBY Honour List, 2018
·Andersen Review Prize, 2018
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