Robo en la Noche

by Kristy Placido

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Genres: School, Spanish Literature, Read For School, Fiction, High School, Mystery

88 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2009

Reviews

[kera rodshuf · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨3.5
I read this book for my Spanish 3 class, and it’s absolutely adorable. I don’t have the best understanding of Spanish by any means, I’m not fluent, nor can I really hold a conversation, but yet it’s still almost comforting being able to read and understand a story in a different language. This is a cute, predictable children’s book and I really think it’s useful to read children’s and middle grade books. Super cute, love Makenna🥳

[Berit · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yo pienso que Cecilio está un hombre malvado y él necesito mucho tiempo en el prisión. No sé, es mi opinión 🤷‍♀️

[Clara · Rating 2 out of 5]

FINALEMENT. Ma classe de français a lu cet livre très lentement - nous avons commencé en octobre, et maintenant c'est fevrier! J'ai lu livres faciles pour les classes des langues étrangers qui étaient plus mauvais, mais cet livre encore était ennuyeuse pour la plupart. Mais, c'est un livre bon pour enseigner la langue français. J'ai appris beaucoup de nouveaux mots.

(S'il y a erreurs de grammaire en cette critique, je suis désolée. Je n'ai pas parlé francais depuis très longtemps.)

[emma.bookss · Rating 2 out of 5]

had to read this for summer work for spanish 😵‍💫

[Milly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Muchas preguntas y ninguna respuesta.

[AC · Rating 4 out of 5]

I mean, for a book I had to read for school, it wasn’t that bad, and the tests I had on it boosted my grade in Spanish, so that is a plus. It had a pretty interesting storyline, and for someone like me who sucks at Spanish, I actually understood it, and it made me feel pretty good and more confident with my Spanish comprehension. If any Spanish teachers are here reading this, I’d go for it. I am pretty sure my class enjoyed it too. Just take it slow and make sure to help your students out a little, and I think it will be a good addition to your curriculum.

[Lea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro era muy bien :)
Era por la clase de español, pero me gusta mucho. La trama era muy misterioso y las caracteres no están como ellos parecen.
Sobre Costa Rica y las aves, y también los relaciones la gente tienen.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kids book I was forced against my will to read at school.... it was okay... the ending was cliche :(

[anna amour · Rating 1 out of 5]

hated this

[Mahtab · Rating 3 out of 5]

Para mi español

[clare e. newton · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5
For a book I read in Spanish class, it was oddly very interesting
It was funny at times, and I felt very smart while reading it

[Charlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute story, but I'm mostly so excited that I read an entire book in Spanish and understood everything! :D

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I previewed this book and Noche de Oro to see if they would be good fits for my students and I think these will be great. We just finished a unit on Costa Rica (AdiosTextbook.com) and I really wanted a reader set in Costa Rica. The book reviews a lot of basic Costa Rican cultural points that I think the students will enjoy being able to easily pick up on. This book (past tense) does a very nice job of incorporating some nice advanced grammatical structures without seeming too weird (granted, it IS a reader! But it isn’t too cheesy!). In addition to the cultural points (it isn’t TOO overloading on info either!) the plot was fast and pleasant and I have to say I was actually pretty surprised by the ending!

I don’t have the teachers manual yet but the preview looked like it has some good and relevant talking points (like how long could you go without your cell phone).

I recommend this for teens and adults learning another language. The reading is smooth and easy and has an interesting plot and some key cultural points. Also, the chapters are extremely short and make for nice bite sized pieces to keep it manageable. Great job, Kristy!

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite FluencyMatters books. An enjoyable story will both expected and unexpected plot-lines and character developments. It was delightful to adventure through a reader for language learners and have to puzzle out which was which. I'm excited to recommend this to students.

[Ava Crook · Rating 2 out of 5]

Who is David. Why did she kiss David. No me gusta Juan Carlos. No me gusta el libro.

[Mustard Mcfinkle · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book made me suicidal.

[Hudson Mugler · Rating 1 out of 5]

turns out the whole twist was cecilio robo'd en la noche the whole time. Safe to say it was all over the book. I literally robo'd everywhere and I couldn't hold back.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. This was a solid book with an interesting storyline. I used it as the first book for my Spanish 3 class. They found it very accessible and were nominally into the storyline. I don't think there was enough of a cliffhanger for them to care much to read the sequel on their own. But this first one was easy enough for them to read and for us to discuss as a class. Not a ton of culture, though. I preloaded reading the book with a few lessons on conservation and environmentalism, but honestly those ideas didn't come up really in the book - other than Dr. Parker's field of study and the birds themselves. But there was no discussion on the repercussions of poaching those birds other than the health and safety of the birds themselves. The resource manual was okay. It had a few nice ideas and appropriate handouts/quizzes. However, like a lot if teachers' manuals, it was a little repetitive, there was no final exam, and it did not really bring in outside resources. The environmental/conservation resources/ideas I got from blogs. Still, I recommend - an engaging, easily accessible story that students can interact with on their own.

[Andrew Mattice · Rating 5 out of 5]

¿Por que siempre las chicas les gustan los brutes? Ellas se dicen “quiro un hijo simpatico” pero todos tienen novios que no son simpticos. Ellas escogen hombres que son guapos, son fuertes, son peligrosos, pero no son simpticos. En realidad, las chicas quieren el cuerpo del brute, como Juan Carlos, pero tambien quieren la alma del hermano simpatico y sensitivo, como Dr. David Parker. En las palabras de Makenna: “Guapo o no guapo, realmente [Juan Carlos] era una persona fea”

“Robo en la Noche” es un libro facíl pero interesante tambien. Es perfecto para estudiantes porque los capitulos son pequenos, bueno para discución.

[Collin Schock · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this book very much. It didn't have a good storyline. It was about a girl who encounters robbers while going camping. The Spanish in the book was also a little bit difficult. The book was also long. I recommend this for people who don't like books, that want an easy to understand, longer book. I gave this book a 2 out of 5 stars because I didn't really like it and it was boring.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is probably the best of the CI books I've read. It was interesting. It has a few holes, but I guess that's what you get when you're reading a shorter book. I liked that Placido had a tiny bit of mystery with Juan Carlos and whether or not he was actually a bad guy and then in what way was he bad. Overall, decent book for Spanish II students.

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

J'ai lu la même livre en espagnol au collège, mais je ne me souvenais pas toute l'intrigue. La majorité de ce livre était au présent mais il y avait un peu de passé composé et imparfait aussi. Je pense que l'intrigue avait des éléments intéressants sur le vol des oiseaux dans l'Afrique, ce qui est un gros problème. Aussi il y a un rebondissement que j'aimais.

[Miciah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar to the last book in french I read, the plot is decent at best but the book certainly helps my french. Recommend for learning french and not for leisure reading material.

[Olivia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. It qas reallt interesting and I liked the plot twists in the book. Which were definitely a suprise to me.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book in my Spanish class and it was very helpful to my Spanish learning experience. The plot in this was subpar and was lacking but as my very first book in Spanish I’m happy I read it:

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it. Simple enough for my students, but a compelling story too!

[lexie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book in my Spanish class and it was okay. kinda escalated very quickly VERY

[Jackson]

Robo en la Noche is a great book for those with a simple knowledge of Spanish who want to begin reading in another language.

[Samantha W · Rating 1 out of 5]

read this for spanish class lol. not exactly a read i'd choose on my own :P