Digueu-me Ju (Call me Ju)

Muriel Villanueva, writer

A journey to discover who you are

Synopsis

On the same day Ju is temporarily expelled from her high school for engaging in a serious bullying case, her parents confess that she is adopted. Ju decides to go on a journey to learn about where she comes from and, while she’s at it, discover who she is.

• Multi-awarded author: Llança de Sant Jordi, Òmnium Cultural, Valencian Literary Criticism Award and Carlemany Award for the promotion of reading.

• Bullying seen from a different perspective: from the abuser.
• A novel about learning.
• Topics: bullying, personal identity, searching for your roots.
• Crossover novel.

Book info
Written by
Muriel Villanueva
Age
14+
Size
15,0 x 21,5 cm
Year of Publication
2021
Binding
Paperback with flaps
Pages
168
About the author

Muriel Villanueva

• Muriel Villanueva has written over twenty books.

Muriel Villanueva is a writer, writing teacher, graduated in Music Education and holds a degree in Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature. She has published almost thirty books for all ages and she has been translated into Spanish, English, Polish, Portuguese, Chinese and Korean, and awarded a dozen literary prizes. Her works for children and young people include Duna, Dunes (Premi Llibreter), Rut Sense Hac (Premi Carlemany) and Digueu-me Ju (nominated for the Premi Menjallibres). Adult readers find her,  among many other books, in La gatera (Homemade Prize, Valencian writers Critics Prize) and Semiidentics

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