Sofia Ester was born in 1978, in
Lisbon
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. Her first book, ''Adozinda'', was published in 1995. Sofia Ester finished writing this book in 1993. The book ''Adozinda'' is about the adventures of a sixteen-year-old sorceress who lives in
Portugal
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, in the present time. Because, most of the time, her parents work abroad, Adozinda is alone at home. She has to cope with teenagers’ everyday problems, and try to solve them has best has she can.
Ester wrote two more books about Adozinda:
* ''Adozinda e Zulmiro – A magia da adolescência''
* ''Adozinda – A Faculdade de Ciências Ocultas''
Ester also wrote the book ''Carta de Amor a Luís de Camões''.
References
*António Garcia Barreto, ''Dicionário de Literatura Infantil Portuguesa'', page 185, Campo das Letras, .
External links
Sofia Ester's official siteWeb site about the books written by Sofia EsterInterview with Sofia EsterArticle about Sofia Ester
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1978 births
Living people
Writers from Lisbon
Portuguese women writers