the valley of the wolves laura gallego garcía

She continued sending her work to publishing houses and contests but she did not publish anything until she wrote ‘Finis Mundi’, which was the first book she published. Īt the age of 21, after finishing high school, she decided to study Hispanic Philology in the University of Valencia. Then, she was sure about being a novelist and she sent her work to several literary contests for years. She spent ten years finishing it and, although it has never been published, she has a special affection for this story. Professional career Īt age 11, she started writing ‘Zodiaccía, a different world’. She studied Hispanic Philology at the University of Valencia. She is a Spanish novelist of children and juvenile literature, specializing in the fantasy genre. Laura Gallego García was born in Quart de Poblet, Valencia, on 11 October 1977. Laura Gallego García (born in Quart de Poblet, Valencia ( Spain) on 11 October 1977) is a Spanish author of young adult literature. The writing style is appropriate for early middle school students, but older teens will also be interested as the story follows Dana from childhood to the age of sixteen.National Prize of children and juvenile literature The Valley of the Wolves may require some promoting through readers’ advisory or book talks, since Laura Gallego García is not as well known of an author in the U.S. This character fast-paced novel will appeal to teens that enjoy character-driven fantasy. How is she the only one who can see Kai? Who are the Maestro, Fenris and Maritta and what has happened in their pasts? Who is the woman in gold who keeps appearing to her? What are the wolves that seem different from any other kind? Dana is excited to learn and find out information she has been longing for, but soon finds she has more questions and few answers. He brings her to a tower in a valley with dangerous wolves, where the only residents are the Maestro, Fenris, an elf who is also studying magic, Maritta the cook who is a dwarf, and now Dana and Kai. After a few years, the Maestro, a sorcerer, comes to her family’s farm and offers to take Dana to his home to study magic.

Everybody knows that there is something different about Dana, so she often feels that she is an outsider. When Dana is six-years-old she meets Kai, a boy nobody else can see, and from that time on he is her best friend.

The valley of the wolves laura gallego garcía