CHRISTEL GUCZKA
My books
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La mensajera del mar
Edelvives
(Cuento infantil / 7 años+/tema debilidad visual, amistad, inclusión, redes de apoyo)
Rutilia vive contenta porque tiene una misión: cada mañana va a la oficina de correos y lee las cartas de los niños que piden sus regalos de cumpleaños. Después, lleva las peticiones al seños Azul, quien le manda los regalos montados en las olas. Pero un día, llega la carta de unaniña pidiendo un regalo que pondrá de cabeza la vida de Rutilia. ¿Qué regalo podrá ser ese?
No te olvides
Planeta
(Novela para primaria alta/ 12 años +/tema la memoria histórica, memoria familiar y física).
Recomendado en Fundación Cuatrogatos.
Una novela sobre la memoria, no sólo la individual, sino la colectiva. El olvido no es la falta de memoria, es su complemento. La abuela no logra olvidar una historia hermosa y macabra que la marcó a ella y a su siglo. El abuelo, del otro lado, recuerda sólo lo que el Alzheimer le permite. Y en medio, Casandra, una joven que, como detective, trata de resolver el misterio de sus orígenes. Pero el tiempo le juega en contra.
El mejor regalo
Edelvives.
(Cuento para preescolar/ tema de la muerte).
María tiene una estrecha relación con su abuela, quien teje todo tipo de cosas hermosas para su nieta, incluso sueños e ilusiones. Un día, en lugar de un regalo tejido, María encuentra una nota de despedida su abuela. A partir de entonces, María empieza un proceso de duelo por la pérdida de su abuelita.
Raíces del mundo
Porrúa.
(Antología de cuentos/8 años+/ sobre leyendas del mundo).
Este libro da la vuelta al mundo en cinco relatos, cada uno, un viaje a un continente distinto. En África conocemos las tradiciones de Marruecos; en América somos testigos de un prodigio en las tierras de Canadá; en Asia experimentamos la vida en un palacio de Japón; en Europa nos estremecemos durante la temporada de brujas en Italia, y en Oceanía exploramos la exuberancia de la naturaleza y sus criaturas desde Nueva Zelanda. Fantasía y realidad se mezclan en cinco cuentos que nos invitan a conocer el mundo hasta sus raíces
The best gift
Rosen Publishing, New York USA.
(Picture books/ Pre-K-3 level/ Grandmother´s death)
Maria treasures the beautiful things her grandmother knits her. She loves visiting her grandmother, whose house is bursting with yarn in all colors. To Maria, her grandmother possesses a nearly magical ability to create flowers, bicycles, and treehouses with her knitting needles. Then, Maria's grandmother passes away, leaving her only with a brilliant, white woven star to guide her. But where can Maria put the star so her grandma can see it? This poignant picture book explores love and loss through an unforgettable narrative and colorful, textured illustrations.
In search of the story ...
Standard Editions.
(Children's story / 7 years + / about peace building, choice of life.
Hermelinda enjoys riding her bike, eating vegetables and rescuing animals, but there is something that bothers her, that does not let her feel happy in this story, and that is that her mother wishes they had more things in common. The big differences between mother and daughter make living together a bit difficult, so Herme will go out in search of her own tale and meet iconic characters from fairy tales and literature.
This is not Love
Penguin Random House.
(Juvenile novel / 14 years + / about dating violence)
A story about violence and what is sometimes mistaken for love, but is not.
Long live i love you
Porrúa.
(Youth novel / 14 years + / about depression, cutting, suicide)
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The story of two young people named Alejandra. One is Alejandra Pizarnik (Argentine poet) during her last days of life, and the other is a girl who reads her poems and identifies with her. A plot that reflects on the meaning of life and self-love.
Grisophorus and its shadow
Edelvives.
(Children's story / 7 years + / about routine, sadness, identity)
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Grisóforo is a lonely and routine man, until one day he loses his shadow and must leave himself to look for it.
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Kissing bombshell
Books to imagine.
(Children's story / 7 years + / about demonstrations of love)
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Bety distributes kisses of all sizes, shapes and on any occasion. However, her family, neighbors and friends fear being around whenever she throws a kissing bombshell, as it has dangerous effects. For that reason, they will look for the best way to take advantage of your demonstrations of love.
Today I learned the word cancer
Porrúa.
(Children's novel / 10 years + / on cancer theme)
First place in the contest "For a scream of life" convened by the Ministry of Health and Porrúa.
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A pair of twin brothers, tired of being constantly confused by their identical appearance, annoyed by sharing the same room, the same clothes and even the same dog, will see their world changed with the presence of leukemia in one of them. From that event, they will value things differently and they will notice that, what made them so similar, will be a benefit to resolve their conflict.
Alondra's rainbow.
Penguin Random House.
(Children's novel / 12 years + / on the subject of gender, sexual orientation, respect for differences)
Who will have chosen the activities that only boys should do and not girls?
Will colors and games have sex too? If so, why weren't we born with them all at once?
Alondra wonders this every time she is told that she should behave "like a girl", but she is not interested in putting on lip gloss or playing with dolls, wearing braids or attending parties to talk about "pretty boys" and apparently Her aunt Sara is not like that either ... a vacation together with her will show her that we all have feelings, regardless of gender, and that respect for difference is also something for everyone equally.
Kissing bombshell
Editorial Link, Colombia.
(Children's story / 6 years + / on the subject of demonstrations of love, family, control of emotions)
Bety, the protagonist's sister, loves kisses of all shapes and colors, and she has one for every occasion. She spends hours rehearsing how she will give them: without drooling, peaking, in big boxes or small bags, in short, all people run when they see her approach, because no one knows where the Big Kiss Bomb will go ... they are kisses so dangerous that his family has decided to use their dog to save them from that situation. Tokens of love should not be wasted.
Pinacate
Editorial Link, Colombia.
(Children's story / 8 years + / on the subject of hearing impairment, friendship, tolerance and respect for different living conditions)
The lonely old Pinacate hardly hears and that causes him some problems, however the whole town admires him because he is dedicated to fixing and building beautiful clocks. One day he decides to make the best and largest cuckoo in the region, but a thief tries to take advantage of it while everyone is busy at the Onion Festival. Fortunately, a feathered friend will appear to their rescue.
In the south
El Naranjo editions
(Children's novel / 9 years + / on the subject of parental separation, kidnapping, growth, responsible use of social networks)
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When Montserrat is forced to move to the city, her life turns upside down. At first she wonders if her dad will continue to send letters to her new home and how she will live without her grandfather near her. Little by little the days take a different direction with her friend Yolo. The city will force them to be alert to its dangers. They will also discover that wherever they go, the compass of their feelings will guide their destinies.
Tico, the animal translator
Editorial CIDCLI
(Story for children / 7 years + / on the subject of respect for animals)
Germán says that he can communicate with animals in their own languages, and not only in woof or meow but in other more difficult ones. And if communication gets complicated, Tico, the animal translator, is always by your side.
Now that he is moving with his family to a strange, very strange town, everyone will have to adapt: his father, being a tailor, will have to work as a doctor; his sister, in the absence of television, will have to use her imagination to have fun in another way and her mother ... oh, her mother will never change.
But Germán will put his skills to the test and try to discover what is happening in that strange place.
Girls wanted ...
Editions B.
(Novel for young audiences / on the subject of human trafficking)
It tells the story of Selene, Jatziri and Marely. Three young people who are chasing their dreams. They share two things: the desire to find new paths in life and the misfortune of falling into a network of men and women who will try to kidnap them, separate them from their families and destroy their desires. What will your destination be? Will they be able to make their dreams come true and return home?
Adoption
Pearson Publishing House
(Novel for children / 7 years + on different capacities. Autism)
"Benja always wanted a baby brother; however, she never thought that the arrival of an older brother would be this untimely: she never imagined that Valy, the new neighbor, would be part of her family after the death of her mother. Acts of love they manifest themselves in the most everyday things. "
Why are you sad?
Editions B
(Novel for children / 7 years + about depression and suicide)
"Victor eagerly awaits his vacation to go to the beach, but in the adult world things are not going so well ... plans change. Luz, his new friend, teaches him that obstacles become small when we face them.
What color do you imagine the emotions to be? The days have many shades. Maybe the sadness will come
a certain day in your life and paint everything gray, but remember that "your greatest feat will be the search for joy."
This is not Love
Editions B
(Novel for adolescent / youth audiences about violence in adolescent couples)
"Elena has locked herself in her bedroom without having dinner. She looks once more at Liza's things. She touches them carefully, as if avoiding disturbing her sleep. One by one, she takes out the already wrinkled clothes, the tennis shoes that He liked them so much, a couple of science fiction books that, surely, he would have read countless times. While he puts the objects back, in a kind of ritual, a sheet falls from his clothes. It seems to be a letter ...
This is not love tells the story of Elena, who in the midst of deep sadness makes a trip that allows her to overcome the death of her sister Liza and meet a mysterious painter. He also reads his sister's diary that reveals her deepest secrets and gives clues about what her death really was like. "
The best gift
Editorial Tres Abejas
(Story for children / preschool audiences on the theme of death)
"This book tells the death of a grandmother. An emotional story about the loss of a loved one but, above all, the value of her memory. The close relationship of a little girl with her grandmother who, through her weavings, makes beautiful and original creations. A book with beautiful metaphors full of symbolism. "
Caro's photos
Junco Editorial
(Short story for children / 7 years + on the topic of sexual abuse)
Selected by SEP for school libraries 2013-2014.
"There are things that should not happen, this book tells something that is difficult to talk about and fortunately Caro found a way to take the floor and tell her story. Sharing the experience and knowing that you are not alone is necessary to begin to heal .A story that allows us to reflect, warn and prevent situations of abuse in childhood. A ray of sunshine after bad weather, a light that repairs, a voice that soothes, a book that accompanies and allows breaking the silence "Monique Zepeda.
While the sultan slept
Common Place Publishing House (Ottawa, Canada)
(Novel for adult audiences)
"While the Sultan Slept by Christel Guczka is an extraordinary novel that has as its common thread the demystification of six classic female characters from universal Literature. Through Penelope's waiting and weaving, the story of Ana Karenina embodied in her diary; Medea's sacrifice, under the gaze of her own son, as a search for liberation; the mythical Eve's renunciation of paradise, manipulated by the serpent of Genesis, and the triumph of a great love, exemplified in the little The figure of Delilah, all of them, come to life among dirhams and readers-listeners amazed at the words that emerge from the narrator of The Thousand and One Nights, who waits for the sultan to sleep to speak for those women─ and for her─ who is they return only one.
In a bold and successful way, various strategies and structures used by the author stand out, such as narration from different voices and points of view, chronological and spatial breaks, the use of caricature, antithesis, pastiche that, in fifteen sections and fragmented way, they are addressed to an attentive reader.
Through the universes that each story offers, the questioning of the concept of love and the various ways in which, in its name, the loved one is destroyed is evident. The scenes created by Guczka parade in poetic, erotic, sometimes heartbreaking images where their protagonists present themselves as skillful contestants of the discourses that have traditionally oppressed them to become subjects of their own destiny. "
Nohora Viviana Cardona Núñez.
The dead ride bikes
El Naranjo editions
(Story for children / 7 years + on the theme of death and respect for difference)
Selected by SEP for full-time schools 2014-2015.
Winner of the International Latino Book Award 2014.
Preselected in the National Reading Plan of the Ministry of Education of Chile.
"Bacon is not very lucky in school work when it comes to talking about his family, as his teacher always thinks he is making up distasteful things. For the last story, he earned a three-day suspension. The good news is that He has already gone on vacation and has his luggage, his bicycle and a notebook ready to write down the adventures of the trip that his dog Zacate will accompany him on. Although it seems that everything will be the same as his last vacation, someone has decided to accompany them, so he will soon discover that these will be unforgettable "
Lola's hiccup
SM editions
(Story for children / preschool audiences on the theme of emotions)
"Some say that Lola is a very sensitive girl, others believe that she is strange, her brother thinks that she is unbearable ... the best thing will be to know her to know how she expresses what she feels. Then, save who can ..."
The tombs of Vanadis
Omega Editions
(Anthology of short plays for youth / adult audiences)
Represented on the International Theater Day in 2010 (Tampico, Tamaulipas)
With more than five seasons in charge of the Shakespeare Forum and in the prison theater program (Santa Martha Acatitla).
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"The duality in Christel's theater is given in symbolic dark shades, her plays are strong almost hard and, at the same time, subtle and tender. Works not conventional neither in theme nor in structure. Dramatic works by those who already have her own style, a theatrical way of saying things; each one of them takes us into a misty world, sometimes perverse, sometimes cruel but always treated with great brilliance. A young author who does not make concessions, takes her stories and, therefore, their characters to their ultimate consequences "
Gabriela Ynclán.
Between puritanical and lustful
(Poetic prose for youth / adult audience)
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"Philosophical poetic prose. Content of ambiguous, paradoxical, chaotic, sensitive transparency, like the human interior: meaning reveals other possible nonsense. Senses that are both created and destroyed in the personal conflict between the self and the internal self , where the individual himself becomes simultaneously victim and executioner of himself. He is unknown and loses his dimension of BEING to become only the incomplete and absurd sketch of his fatality. "
Absent presence
(Poem for youth / adult audience)
"Christel Guczka: a woman emerged who knows from which medieval legend. She and her poetry seem to be survivors of the materialistic catastrophe that so drowns the poets of this century (as the Asturian poet Alfonso Camín called it," the century of lies " The clarity of his poetry, cyclical like that of all poets, is perhaps the most notable characteristic, which in it is like a drop of water passing through the verse to make it clean of all impurity ... "
Ivan Portela.
They are waiting for you...
Editorial Progreso.
(Horror stories for youth / adult audiences)
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"There are many who will see in me a gloomy and impossible challenge to face ... others who will not finish reading my pages for the fear that their realities provoke, while a few, like you, will have the courage to meet face to face with death itself, with the terror and suspense that each character, each word will permeate them as it transports them to moral situations that ... have they ever lived?
Go! Dare yourself! Turn the page, they wait for you ... "
Voces fragmentadas
Editorial Larousse/Save the Children
(Antología de cuentos para público adulto. Donación de ventas para causas a favor de la niñez vulnerada/Save the Children)
Quince cuentos por reconocidos escritores que giran en torno a las diversas realidades que vive la infancia en México. Ambientados en entornos rurales y urbanos, cada uno plasma con gran talento y sensibilidad experiencias que desafortunadamente resultarán familiares para muchos lectores.
The adventure of the word
SM and Cuatrogatos Foundation.
(Participation in the anthology of authors of the LIJ- Children's and Youth Literature- Spanish-speaking)
Phrases related to personal experiences around reading.
Una mirada al sur
Colectivo argentino de escritores.
(Participación en la antología argentina de cuentos)
Cuentos de diversos temas y autores de habla hispana en América Latina.