Review / Surely Surely Marisol Rainey

Book: Surely Surely Marisol Rainey (2022)
Author: Erin Entrada Kelly
Genre: Lower MG, Contemporary
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Sequel to: Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey

Opening lines from the book …
Marisol Rainey keeps a list in her head. She calls it her List of Favorites.

WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK…

1) It was fun to be back with Marisol Rainey and her best friend Jada. This book primarily deals with her Least-Favorite Thing to Do … Gym Class. Can I relate? You betcha! And in this case, she has to learn how to play kickball. Poor Marisol.

2) Marisol’s friend, Jada, is great. I love how she supports her friend. She’s not particularly great a Gym Class either, but together they will learn kickball.

3) I love how encouraging Coach Decker (their teacher) is. However, the big thing is that he only ever seems to say: “Nice try, Marisol!” And what she really wants him to say is: “Way to go, Marisol!”

4) Peppina (the tree) makes a little guest appearance in this book. That’s always fun to see former challenges that make it into the story.

5) I love how Marisol connects with her dad who works so far away on the oil rig. He has a great sense of “dad” humor.

6) I always smile at the art! They’re adorable!

FINAL THOUGHTS

I really enjoyed this second in the Marisol Rainey series. Looking forward to more. (Definitely for the younger MG crowd.)

 

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YOUR TURN…

Have you read this book? What are your thoughts? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

Note: I’m posting this for Greg Pattridge’s Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday…