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Book Cover for: Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald Y La Fiesta Sin Igual, Monica Brown

Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald Y La Fiesta Sin Igual

Monica Brown

Nominee:Delaware Diamonds Award -Grades K-2 (2015)
Nominee:Monarch Award -Grades K-3 (2016)

In the follow-up to the Pura Belpré Award Honor-winning Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina, everyone's favorite mismatched heroine turns eight and throws a fabulously mismatched party.

En esta continuación del ganador del Honor del Premio Pura Belpré Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina, la heroína favorita de todos cumple ocho años y celebra con una fiesta en su estilo único e fabuloso de cosas que no combinan.

Marisol is turning eight, and it's time to plan a birthday party that will be fabulous, marvelous, and divine. She also hopes that Abuelita, who lives far away in Peru, will be able to come to the celebration.

At the party store, Marisol can't decide what kind of party to have. There are so many choices, but everything in the store matches! Nothing seems right for soccer, pirate, princess, unicorn-loving Marisol. Finally she comes up with just the right idea, and when her friends arrive for her Clash Bash birthday, a big surprise awaits. But in a heartwarming turn of events, Marisol gets the biggest surprise of all--a visit from Abuelita via computer.

In this delightful story told in English and Spanish, author Monica Brown and illustrator Sara Palacios once again bring the irrepressible Marisol McDonald to life. With her bright red hair, golden brown skin, mismatched outfits, and endearing individuality, this free-spirited Peruvian-Scottish-American girl is headed straight into the hearts of young readers everywhere.

Marisol va a cumplir ocho años y es tiempo de organizar una fiesta que va ser fabulosa, maravillosa y divina. También espera que Abuelita, que vive lejos en Peru, vaya poder venir a la celebración.

En la tienda de fiestas, Marisol no puede decidir que tipo de fiesta tener. Hay tantas opciones, ¡pero todo en la tienda combina! Nada parece correcto para Marisol, la aficionada de futból, piratas, princesas e unicornios. Al fin, se le ocurre justo la idea correcta y cuando sus amigos llegan a su fiesta sin igual, una gran sorpresa les espera. Pero en un desarrollo conmovedor, Marisol recibe la sorpresa más grande de todos--una visita de su abuelita a través de la computadora.

En esta historia encantadora contada en inglés y español, autora Monica Brown e ilustradora Sara Palacios le dan vida a la incontenible Marisol McDonald una vez más. Con su brillante pelo rojo, piel cafe dorado, ropa que no combina y su individualismo simpático, esta niña Pueruanoescocésamericana de espíritu libre va dirigida derecho a los corazones de los lectores jovenes de todas partes.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Children's Book Press (CA)
  • Publish Date: Sep 20th, 2013
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: Spanish
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.00in - 8.50in - 0.40in - 0.80lb
  • EAN: 9780892392735
  • Recommended age: 04-07
  • Categories: Imagination & PlayFamily - General (see also headings under Social Themes)Clothing, Dress & Hair

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About the Author

Palacios, Sara: -

Sara Palacios was born in Mexico City. She holds degrees in Graphic Design, Illustration, and Digital Graphic Techniques, and is pursuing her MFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She divides her time between Mexico City and San Francisco, California. Her website is sarapalacios.com.

Brown, Monica: -

Monica Brown is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children, including Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/no combina, Sharuko, Maya's Blanket/la manta de Maya, Waiting for the Biblioburro, Frida and Her Animalitos, and El Cuarto Turquesa/The Turquoise Room, as well as the Lola Levine chapter book series, among many others. She is the recipient of the Christopher Award, two Américas Awards, and multiple starred reviews. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered. When not writing for children, Brown serves as a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, where she teaches about US Latino and multicultural literature. Brown lives with her family in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her website is monicabrown.net.

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Praise for this book

"Marisol McDonald continues to stand out as a character. . . Domínguez's Spanish translation is also noteworthy; its emphasis on capturing the spirit of the language over literal words makes this book equally joyful in both English and Spanish. A broadly appealing bilingual and bicultural celebration of being oneself and the love of family." -- Kirkus Reviews

Junior Library Guild Selection
International Latino Book Award, Empowering Latino Futures
Monarch Award, Association of Illinois School Library Educators