Marisol and the Yellow Messenger

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By Emilie Smith-Ayala
Publisher Annick Press, Limited
Marisol and the Yellow Messenger
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When Marisol is eight, her father is killed and she and her mother and little brothers have to flee the bright, warm world of Latin America and go to North America. Marisol feels confused and isolated in the northern, wintry place that is not yet home. Every day she thinks longingly of her dead father and the world she left behind.But one night Marisol has a special dream. She sees her mothers mother, weaving an endless cloth with every color of the world in it. They show her that her father is both with them and with her, in the wind and the stars. The next evening when a tiny yellow bird flies in out of the bitter cold, Marisol knows why it has come.Marisols story explores the issues of loss, identity, and the resurgence of joy.

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1124 words1,124 words
32 pages32 pages
Lexile AD800LLexile AD800L
Grade K to 3Grade K to 3
Age 5-8Age 5-8

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9781550379723

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