Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey

"Utterlyendearing!" --Annie Barrows, New York Times-bestselling author of the Ivy + Beanbooks

"Hilariousand heart-melting." --SaraPennypacker, New York Times-bestselling author of Pax

Introducing eight-year-old Marisol Rainey--anirresistible new character from Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestsellingErin Entrada Kelly!

Maybe, Maybe Marisol Rainey is a novel about summer, friendship, and overcoming fears, told withwarm humor and undeniable appeal. Fans of Clementine, The Year of BillyMiller, and Ramona the Pest will be thrilled to meet Marisol.

Marisol Rainey's mother was born in the Philippines. Marisol'sfather works and lives part-time on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. AndMarisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has atree in her backyard she calls Peppina ... but she's way too scared to climbit. This all makes Marisol the only girl in her small Louisiana town with amother who was born elsewhere and a father who lives elsewhere (most of thetime)--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 Smytheto leave her alone? Maybe. Will Marisol ever get to spend enough real time withher father? Maybe. Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe.

Told in short chapters, Maybe, Maybe MarisolRainey is a must-have for early elementary grade readers. Erin Entrada Kellycelebrates the small but mighty Marisol, the joys of friendship, and thetriumph of overcoming your fears in this stunning new novel for readers ofKevin Henkes, Meg Medina, Andrew Clements, Sara Pennypacker, and Kate DiCamillo.