THE POWER OF A DECISION

portada el poder de una decision english

Sebastian has been bullied at school by four skin heads.  He has a black package which his classmates would like to get their hands on; it is a package with evidence which could incriminate them in a terrible murder that happened a while ago. The skin heads use every strategy possible to get Sebastian to give them the package: they ridicule him, insult him, hit him and humiliate him in every possible way. Sebastian resists in handing over the package, as a result the skin heads change their tactic and instead kidnap a Moroccan young teenager who has befriended Sebastian. The blackmail is clear: if Sebastian is to save his Arabic friend, he has to give them the black package. Sebastian has to choose between the package or his friend. This decision will have great repercussions which can only be made by Sebastian.

The Power of a Decision is a realistic drama that speaks about bullying, the power of friendship and racism.

CURIOSITIES

  • Based on a true story which took place in the Spanish Basque town Hondarribia. In 2004 Jokin, a 13-year-old teenager, committed suicide after being bullied by his classmates at school.
  • The town where the events take place, Vilaroca, does not exist. Although it is very similar to Montornès, my hometown, the name comes about by fusing two names of neighbouring towns.
  • At the beginning of the 2000’s a news reporter infiltrated a gang of skin heads for a year and published his experiences in the book Diary of a skin, under the alias of Antonio Salas. This report helped me when documenting the ideology of the skin movement.

Hay 8 Comentarios

  1. #18304 Aleix 21/02/2024 Reply

    Hola Arturo sóc el Aleix, de l ‘institut Antoni Martí i Franques un dubte l que tinc sobre el llibre: onbres la foscor, es que si no hgues Passat lo de fa 4 anys que Li explota el petardo a la cara hauria canviat la historia?

    • #18307 Arturo Padilla 21/02/2024 Reply

      Hola Aleix!
      Doncs segurament sí que hauria canviat la història, perquè aquest incident va ser el que va marcar el desig de venjança d’un dels personatges.
      Una abraçada!

  2. #13791 Pau 25/11/2021 Reply

    A ques llibre a sigut molt guall me le llegit per un club de lectura i a sigut molt interessant y per que o sapigues també me llegit els presoners del mar.

    • #13793 Arturo Padilla 25/11/2021 Reply

      Ei Pau!
      Quina il·lusió em fa saber que encara la meva primera novel·la cobra vida.
      Gràcies per escriure’m i animar-me tant.
      Una abraçada!

  3. #4416 Anonymous 15/05/2018 Reply

    Som la classe de 3r AB de l’Institut Sabadell, ens ha agradat molt el teu llibre, però volem una segona part!

    • #4425 Arturo Padilla 15/05/2018 Reply

      Ei equip! Moltes gràcies per la vostra opinió. Si us ha agradat “El poder de una decisión”, us recomano “Nadar o morir”. Una abraçada!

  4. #3584 derek higueras 29/01/2018 Reply

    aquest llibre es increïble! m’he encantat li recomano a tothom que li agradi la lectura!!! una abraçada

    • #3590 Arturo Padilla 29/01/2018 Reply

      Hola Derek,
      No paro de veure comentaris teus 😉 M’alegro d’haver-te fet gaudir amb la història. Moltes gràcies de debò. Cuida’t!!

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