Gatos Callejeros: Spanish For Intermediate Learners

by Juan Fernández

Gatos Callejeros es la historia de un chico que crece en la España de Franco y que, desde su infancia, debe luchar por sobrevivir en un entorno marcado por la pobreza, la falta de oportunidades y los profundos cambios sociales y políticos del país. Con una madre sin recursos y un futuro incierto, su vida transcurre en una época muy el final de la dictadura franquista y la transición a la democracia.

A través de su lucha por salir adelante y perseguir sus sueños, el lector puede comprender mejor la historia reciente de España y, con ella, muchas de las claves de la España de hoy.

Este libro es una Lectura Graduada dirigida a estudiantes adultos de Español como Lengua Extranjera, con un nivel intermedio alto (B2).

Genres: Spanish Literature

291 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 26, 2025

About the author

Juan Fernández is a Spanish teacher at University College London. He was born in the south of Spain, in Granada, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In 1997 he moved to the UK, where he has been teaching Spanish for more than 15 years.
He is also the creator of 1001 Reasons To Learn Spanish, a website with games, videos, podcasts and many activities to help you learn Spanish in a pleasant way.

Reviews

[Amazon Customer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!

Juan Fernández never disappoints. Yes, this is a graduated reader for intermediate Spanish learners, but beyond the organized way Juan weaves in vocabulary and grammatical structures to help solidify your Spanish, this historically-influenced fiction is a page-turner that will also have you laughing lots. Bonus: each chapter title is the name of a song relevant to the corresponding year the chapter takes place. So, you can search the songs on YouTube and deepen your knowledge of Spanish pop culture and language.

[Mahesha Udipi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que emocionante

Yo disfrute leyendo este libro. He leido todos los libros de Juan y qiuiero decirles que este es el mejor hasta ahora.

[Chris Leuchtenburg · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was good enough to keep my interest as I try to improve my Spanish. Small doses of new vocabulary made it fairly easy to read and enjoy.

[Linda Farr · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good story full of colloquial Spanish words, a lot of vulgar ones so not really for children. I did enjoy it though. Definitely a C1 level.