TEXAS ELA EMC Spanish Readers

EMC English Language Arts ® EMC Spanish Readers Extended reading novels and nonfiction in Spanish www.emcp.com/readers Don Juan Tenorio Don Juan Tenorio, an arrogant and impetuous rebel, places a bet with another gentleman on the kidnapping of Inés de Ulloa, a new member of a convent. Unfortunately, Don Juan truly falls in love with her and then must face her father. El Zorro El Zorro, man of masked justice, hero of Spanish California, is a legendary figure whose fame has crossed borders to captivate generations of readers of all ages. The prose of this defender of the weak, challenges rulers and seduces the reader with humor. Don Quijote de la Mancha With profound humanity and marvelous use of language, Cervantes tells the story of Don Quijote, an honest idealist with a big heart who rejects the world and escapes into a world of his own. Carmen This novella of love and death tells a story of a tragic romance between Carmen, a gypsy, and Don José, a brigadier, who converts into a smuggler, a thief, and an assassin for her. Her fiery personality inspired a celebrated opera with music by Georges Bizet. La Celestina At the end of the 15th century, the elderly Celestina dedicates herself to matchmaking. The author offers a bitter and pessimistic outlook on life as Celestina helps Calisto win over Melibea. Lazarillo de Tormes Lazarillo tells us about his adventures on the roads and in the villages of Spanish Castile in the 16th century.