Books from Andrew J. Snider
All the books from Read to Speak Spanish™ are available on Amazon.com. If Amazon isn’t your jam, or if you feel like giving independent authors extra support, many of the titles from Read to Speak Spanish™ are now available on brycehedstrom.com.
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Cuentos Interpretados (eBook)
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Elevate Your Spanish Classroom with Engaging Storytelling
Introducing a revolutionary tool for Spanish educators – a collection of stories designed to captivate, educate, and inspire your students. Our book, developed from over a decade of innovative teaching at the college level, offers a unique approach to language learning that goes beyond the traditional textbook.
El rescate
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After a horrific tragedy in his home country of Colombia, Carlos has built a new life of tranquility in the United States. All is seemingly normal until Marisol, his friendly neighbor comes knocking late one night with surprising news: her brother has been kidnapped! Without enough money to pay the ransom, Carlos offers Marisol one last glimmer of hope. But in order to help, Carlos must face his fear and confront his past. The clock is ticking.
Level: Spanish 2+
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La periodista
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Gabriela is a journalist in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sometimes she writes about baseball. Sometimes she writes about dangerous criminals. One day, Gabriela meets a lost tourist named Pedro and offers to help him find his way. However, there is more to the tourist than meets the eye. Soon, Pedro reveals that Gabriela’s exposé articles about El Sacerdote,a particularly dangerous criminal, have put her in terrible danger.
Level: Spanish 1+
Las tres pruebas
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Juan Pablo is an adventurous boy who arrives late everywhere he goes. When confronted by his crazy-eyed Spanish literature teacher and his principal, señor Bautista, Juan Pablo says he wants to change. Señor Bautista sends him to meet with El Maestro, a wise man who puts the boy through three dangerous tests that will supposedly break his bad habit of always being late. Will they the trials cause Juan Pablo to change? Or will they cost him his life?
Level: Spanish 2+
La espía huérfana
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After the tragic death of her parents, Violeta struggles to adjust to her new life in San Diego. Her life takes an intriguing turn when she receives a mysterious letter warning that she is in grave danger. When she learns that one of the world's most wanted criminals has escaped from prison and is looking for her, it will take more than courage to survive.This book was written for Spanish language learners and contains a glossary of over 250 words to help keep the text compelling and comprehensible.
Level: Spanish 2+
La espía huérfana is written mostly in the present tense, but it does not shelter grammar. There are instances of "advanced" grammar so beginners can begin to see the language in a more complete context. To keep this text engaging and comprehensible for all learners, La espía huérfana includes a gloss of vocabulary considered "likely unfamiliar".
La vida loca de Marta
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Marta is a single mother who is trying to do it all. She has two kids, s working as a secretary in a law office, and is taking classes at a local college, all while her family is thousands of miles away in Mexico. Will Marta be able to balance everything when she meets a great guy?
This book was written as a collection of short stories about Marta, a recurring character created for a special group of dedicated language learners who sacrificed their evenings to further their education.
Level: Spanish 1+
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