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A tender and funny story written by one of the most promising new voices in Spanish literature.<\/span><\/i><\/b>\r\n\r\n<b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">In the yard of a house on the outskirts of a small rural village in Zamora, in the early 2000s, a twelve-year-old boy slips two cans of Coca-Cola onto his feet and dances in front of the television. As he watches the popular TV show <i>Fama \u00a1a bailar!<\/i>, Nico reproduces the choreography step by step, with enthusiasm, focus, and boundless excitement.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">Nico is an eleven-year-old red-haired boy who lives with his family in the village of Vallesordo, where life moves slowly and everyone knows each other. His mother carries a constant exhaustion, and his father, devoted to farm work, is distant and emotionally reserved. 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The dream has not fully come true, but it is still alive.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\r\n\r\n<b><span lang=\"EN-US\">RELEVANT INFORMATION:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Jonathan Arribas is a young Spanish writer who trained at the Fundaci\u00f3n Antonio Gala. With his debut novel, <i>Vallesordo<\/i>, he creates a tender and luminous portrait of childhood in a small rural village through the voice of an eleven-year-old boy with boundless charisma and imagination.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">The book blends friendship, creativity, music, and nostalgia with a warm and hopeful tone, offering a sensitive perspective on freedom, diversity, and personal identity. An accessible, moving story, perfect for a family audience. Somewhere between <i>Billy Elliot<\/i> and <i>Little Miss Sunshine<\/i>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">What the press and critics say:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cJonathan owes me several hours of sleep. I opened <i>Vallesordo<\/i> at midnight and watched the sun come up through the window. It is so beautiful I almost felt guilty underlining it. In love with Nico! How tender and noble he is. What a precious book.\u201d \u2014 David Ucl\u00e9s<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cImpossible not to fall in love with this child, such a fan of <i>Fama \u00a1a bailar!<\/i>, who tells us his story dancing (in the absence of high heels) balanced on Coca-Cola cans.\u201d \u2014 Berta Garc\u00eda Faet<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cSpinner, batuka step, and bumbumplac: Jonathan Arribas\u2019s first \u2018dance,\u2019 a writer full of talent and sensitivity. [\u2026] Arribas achieves the hardest thing of all: finding a credible and endearing child\u2019s voice.\u201d \u2014 <i>laSexta<\/i><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThis novel really is a small treasure\u2014delicate, brief. 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