Maribel's Year newbery

Maribel's Year newberyA celebration of the special connection between father and daughter that knows no bounds, this evocative, lyrical picture book from author Michelle Sterling and artist Sarah Gonzales recounts the year a little girl and her mother spend in America while waiting for her father to join them from the Philippines. New country, new school, new friends. A lot can happen in a single year. But one things for certain: Maribel wont forget her Papa, even when hes

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Publisher: Random House (April 26

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