{"product_id":"maybe-maybe-marisol-rainey-9781432891718","title":"Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Utterly endearing!\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--Annie Barrows, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of the Ivy + Bean books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHilarious and heart-melting.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --Sara Pennypacker, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of \u003cem\u003ePax\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroducing eight-year-old Marisol Rainey--an irresistible new character from Newbery Medalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/em\u003ebestselling Erin Entrada Kelly!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaybe, Maybe Marisol Rainey\u003c\/em\u003e is an illustrated novel about summer, friendship, and overcoming fears, told with warm humor and undeniable appeal. Fans of \u003cem\u003eClementine, The Year of Billy Miller, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Ramona the Pest \u003c\/em\u003ewill be thrilled to meet Marisol.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarisol 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in short chapters with illustrations by the author on nearly every page, \u003cem\u003eMaybe, Maybe Marisol Rainey\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeatures black-and-white artwork throughout by Erin Entrada Kelly\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly, Erin Entrada:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author \u003cstrong\u003eErin Entrada Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e was awarded the Newbery Medal for\u003cem\u003e Hello, Universe \u003c\/em\u003eand a Newbery Honor for \u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space.\u003c\/em\u003e She grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She is a professor of children's literature in the graduate fiction and publishing programs at Rosemont College, where she earned her MFA, and is on the faculty at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Erin Entrada Kelly's debut novel, \u003cem\u003e Blackbird Fly, \u003c\/em\u003ewas a Kirkus Best Book, a School Library Journal Best Book, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian\/Pacific American Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Land of Forgotten Girls, \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature; \u003cem\u003eYou Go First, \u003c\/em\u003ea Spring 2018 Indie Next Pick; \u003cem\u003eLalani of the Distant Sea, \u003c\/em\u003e an Indie Next Pick; and \u003cem\u003eMaybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, \u003c\/em\u003e which she also illustrated. The author's mother was the first in her family to immigrate to the United States from the Philippines, and she now lives in Cebu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thorndike Striving Reader","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483532431634,"sku":"9781432891718","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35ce5cc4-a1a2-4098-9a3d-2269abe9df85.jpg?v=1730362392","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/maybe-maybe-marisol-rainey-9781432891718","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}