Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual

By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
Hardcover: $19.95

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.

Description

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.

About the Creators

Monica Brown

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 NYTimes, 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.

Sara Palacios

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.

Awards

  • Junior Library Guild Selection

    Junior Library Guild

  • International Latino Book Award

    Empowering Latino Futures

  • Monarch Award

    Association of Illinois School Library Educators

Reviews

  • "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

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9780892392735
  • Price $19.95
  • Publication Date Sep 20, 2013
  • Trim Size 9.75 × 8.25 × 0.5 in
  • Weight 0.8125 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Word Count 910
  • Interests

  • Imprint Children's Book Press
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Holidays & Celebrations / Birthdays
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Imagination & Play
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Hispanic & Latino
  • Themes Bilingual, Biracial / Multiracial, Breaking Gender Barriers, Bullying, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Conflict resolution, Courage, Cultural Diversity, Dreams & Aspirations, Empathy / Compassion, Families, Fiction, Friendship, Grandparents, Holidays / Traditions, Home, Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence, Imagination, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Overcoming Obstacles, Pride, Realistic Fiction, Sharing & Giving, Similarities and Differences
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 8
  • Grade Range Grades K - 3
  • Guided Reading M
  • ATOS Book Level 3.7
  • DRA 28
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 590
  • Reading Level Grades 2 - 3
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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