El Último Viaje: A Comprehensible Input Novella

by A.C. Quintero, Voces Digital

Language Learner Literature Level 3+As a design student, Valeria wants to play an intricate part of the vibrant, colorful, international fashion, and modeling industry in Medellín, Colombia. Her beauty is her passport, and her connections catapult to new heights. Adrenaline, ambition, and adventure drive her thirst for success. As glitz and glam steal her heart, her core values are challenged. Life takes some unexpected turns, and Valeria encounters detours that lead to different paths. Each path has its own set of risks. There comes a time where we each have to choose our own destiny. How will Valeria choose?

Genres: Fiction, Spanish Literature

70 pages, Paperback

Published July 5, 2018

Reviews

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this has been my favorite CI novella so far! Chapter 2 came and I was HOOKED. I couldn't believe all the intrigue in this book! I could totally use it to make a great unit with a movie I already show in Spanish 4 from Colombia about drug trafficking. Wow. I am so glad I read this!

[Kenzie Wallis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leí este para mi clase de Español. Me gustó el argumento y la historia de las drogas en Colombia. No era difícil de leer. Yo diría que un nivel intermedio de Español. Solo había dos o tres palabras por capítulo que yo no sabía. Incluyó un diccionario en el último parte del libro, pero las palabras que yo no sabía no estaban allí.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to preview for my Spanish class library - a quick interesting read but centers around a girl who works for a modeling agency that pressures her to traffic drugs. Ultimately a good moral but possibly too intense for my middle schoolers.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story was interesting, but the vocabulary list at the back of the book was insufficient.

[Timothy Koch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Quintero book by a mile. Loved it

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It’s probably too advanced for my beginning Spanish students, but the story is full of culture, intriguing characters, and lots of suspense. And it used comprehensible language. Perfect for an FVR library.