{"product_id":"marisol-mcdonald-doesnt-match-marisol-mcdonald-no-combina-hardcover","title":"Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match \/ Marisol McDonald No Combina - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonica Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSara Palacios\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)\u003cbr\u003e Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.\u003cbr\u003eBilingual English\/Spanish.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. To Marisol, these seemingly mismatched things make perfect sense together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther people wrinkle their nose in confusion at Marisol-can't she just choose one or the other? Try as she might, in a world where everyone tries to put this biracial, Peruvian-Scottish-American girl into a box, Marisol McDonald doesn't match. And that's just fine with her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA mestiza Peruvian American of European, Jewish, and Amerindian heritage, renowned author Monica Brown wrote this lively story to bring her own experience of being mismatched to life. Her buoyant prose is perfectly matched by Sara Palacios' mixed media illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica Brown \u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eMarisol McDonald Doesn't Match\/no combina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSharuko\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaya's Blanket\/la manta de Maya\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Biblioburro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrida and Her Animalitos\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEl Cuarto Turquesa\/The Turquoise Room\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Palacios\u003c\/b\u003e 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 web site is sarapalacios.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.9 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pura Belpre Award (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black-Eyed Susan Award (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151555260647,"sku":"9780892392353","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/e938a8946fc5679fa8af786a1e67033d.webp?v=1780425338","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/marisol-mcdonald-doesnt-match-marisol-mcdonald-no-combina-hardcover","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}