"Utterly endearing!" --Annie Barrows, New York Times-bestselling
author of the Ivy + Bean books
"Hilarious and heart-melting." --Sara Pennypacker, New York
Times-bestselling author of Pax
**Introducing eight-year-old Marisol Rainey--an irresistible new
character from Newbery Medal winning and New York Times-bestselling
Erin Entrada Kelly!
Maybe, Maybe Marisol Rainey is an illustrated novel about summer,
friendship, and overcoming fears, told with warm humor and undeniable
appeal. Fans of Clementine, The Year of Billy Miller, and Ramona the
Pest will be thrilled to meet Marisol.
Marisol Rainey's mother was born in the Philippines. Marisol's father
works and lives part-time on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. And
Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects,
has a tree in her backyard she calls Peppina . . . but she's way too
scared to climb it. This all makes Marisol the only girl in her small
Louisiana town with a mother who was born elsewhere and a father who
lives elsewhere (most of the time)--the only girl who's fearful of
adventure and fun.
Will Marisol be able to salvage her summer and have fun with Jada, her
best friend? Maybe. Will Marisol figure out how to get annoying Evie
Smythe to leave her alone? Maybe. Will Marisol ever get to spend enough
real time with her father? Maybe. Will Marisol find the courage to climb
Peppina? Maybe.
Told in short chapters with illustrations by the author on nearly every
page, Maybe, Maybe Marisol Rainey is a must-have for early elementary
grade readers. Erin Entrada Kelly celebrates the small but mighty
Marisol, the joys of friendship, and the triumph of overcoming your
fears in this stunning new novel for readers of Kevin Henkes, Meg
Medina, Andrew Clements, Sara Pennypacker, and Kate DiCamillo.
Features black-and-white artwork throughout by Erin Entrada Kelly.
