Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey -- Erin Entrada Kelly

<p><strong>"Utterly endearing!" </strong>--Annie Barrows, <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author of the Ivy + Bean books</p><p><strong>"Hilarious and heart-melting."</strong> --Sara Pennypacker, <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author of <em>Pax</em></p><p><strong>Introducing eight-year-old Marisol Rainey--an irresistible new character from Newbery Medal winning and <em>New York Times-</em>bestselling Erin Entrada Kelly!</strong></p><p><strong><em>Maybe, Maybe Marisol Rainey</em> is an illustrated novel about summer, friendship, and overcoming fears, told with warm humor and undeniable appeal. Fans of <em>Clementine, The Year of Billy Miller, </em>and<em> Ramona the Pest </em>will be thrilled to meet Marisol.</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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. Wil