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Greenwillow Books, 2022-03-05

Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey

Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey

Maybe Marisol

Erin Entrada Kelly, Author

Erin Entrada Kelly, Illustrator

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9780062970435

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"Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard named Peppina...but she's way too scared to climb it. Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe."--
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Marisol Rainey may maybe be afraid of climbing trees—but she’s brave in so many other ways. With gentle humor and honesty, this story explores uncertainty, courage, and friendship. Readers will recognize their own “maybe” moments and cheer as Marisol discovers strength she didn’t know she had.

Keywords and Themes: Animals • Art • Asian American & Pacific Islander • Character • Confidence • Courage • Diversity & Multicultural • Dogs • Emotions & Feelings • Friendship • Growth • Honesty • Humor • Humorous Stories • Imagination & Play • Integrity • Intermediate • Juvenile Fiction • Personality • Readers • Self-Discovery • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Themes

Readability • 4.1

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 176

Subjects • Trees • Friendship • Imagination • Courage • Best friends • Magnolias • Novels

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Asian American & Pacific Islander • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings • Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs • Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural • Juvenile Fiction | Art • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Intermediate

"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.

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