Anyone who has ever had trouble feeling brave will be empowered by Marisol.-NBC News Lively
realistic and emotionally honest.-The Horn Book (starred review) Engaging.-Booklist Everyone
loves sports . . . except Marisol! The stand-alone companion to Newbery Medal winner and New
York Times-bestselling Erin Entrada Kelly's Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey is an irresistible and
humorous story about friendship family and fitting in. Fans of Clementine Billy Miller Makes
a Wish and Ramona the Pest will find a new friend in Marisol. Marisol Rainey's two
least-favorite things are radishes and gym class. She avoids radishes with very little trouble
but gym is another story-especially when Coach Decker announces that they will be learning to
play kickball. There are so many things that can go wrong in kickball. What if Marisol tries to
kick the ball . . . but falls down? What if she tries to catch the ball and gets smacked in the
nose? What if she's the worst kickballer in the history of kickball? Marisol and her best
friend Jada decide to get help from the most unlikely-and most annoying-athlete in the world:
Marisol's big brother Oz. Told in short chapters with illustrations by the author on almost
every page Erin Entrada Kelly's stand-alone companion novel to Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey
celebrates the small but mighty Marisol the joys of friendship the power of being different
and the triumph of persevering. Surely Surely Marisol Rainey is ideal for readers of Kevin
Henkes Meg Medina Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary.
