Head of the Saint

After walking for days across the harsh Brazilian landscape only to be rejected by his last living relative, Samuel finds his options for survival are dwindling fast - until he comes to the hollow head of a statue, perfect for a boy to crawl into and hide...

About the author

Socorro Acioli was born in Fortaleza, Ceará in 1975. She is a journalist, has a master's degree in Brazilian literature and is currently studying for a PhD in Literary Studies at the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro. She started her writing career in 2001 and since then has published books of various genres, such as children's short stories and YA novels. In 2006, she was selected to take part in a workshop called 'How to tell a tale', conducted by the Nobel Prize Winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez at the San Antonio de Los Banõs International Film and Television School, Cuba. The author was selected by García Márquez himself based on the synopsis for THE HEAD OF THE SAINT. In 2007, she was a visiting researcher at the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, and she has also lectured in several other countries such as Portugal, Bolivia and Cape Verde. Socorro is also a translator, essayist and literary theory teacher, and you can follow her at www.socorroacioli.wordpress.com or on Twitter: @AcioliSocorro

Product details

• Authors: Socorro Acioli, Acioli Socorro
• Assisted by: Daniel Hahn (Translation), Hahn Daniel (Translation)
• Publisher: Hot Key Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 15
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.10.2014
• EAN: 9781471403835
• ISBN: 978-1-4714-0383-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Interest age: from c 13 years, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)