Utterly endearing! --Annie Barrows, New York Times -bestselling author of the Ivy + Bean books Hilarious and heart-melting.
Features black-and-white artwork throughout by Erin Entrada Kelly ..
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.
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.
Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe.
Will Marisol ever get to spend enough real time with her father? Maybe.
Will Marisol figure out how to get annoying Evie Smythe to leave her alone? Maybe.
Will Marisol be able to salvage her summer and have fun with Jada, her best friend? Maybe.
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. but she\'s way too scared to climb it. . .
And Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard she calls Peppina .
Marisol\'s father works and lives part-time on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Marisol Rainey\'s mother was born in the Philippines.
Fans of Clementine, The Year of Billy Miller, and Ramona the Pest will be thrilled to meet Marisol. --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.
Utterly endearing! --Annie Barrows, New York Times -bestselling author of the Ivy + Bean books Hilarious and heart-melting
