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Brown, Monica

Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

32 pp. | Children's | October, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-89239-235-3 $17.95

(3) K-3 Translated by Adriana Domínguez. Illustrated by Sara Palacios. Spirited text in English and Spanish describes the ways the mixed-race narrator "doesn't match," from clothing choice to physical appearance ("My cousin Tato...says, 'Marisol, your skin is brown like mine, but your hair is the color of carrots. You don't match!'"). Palacios's illustrations capture Marisol's exuberant style and wacky fashion sense, as does Domínguez's thoughtful Spanish translation of Brown's text.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham