My Name Is Maria Isabel

Ada, Alma Flor; Thompson, K. Dyble [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 068980217X / ISBN 13: 9780689802171

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1995

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Seller Inventory # 068980217X-3-20372649

Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Name Is Maria Isabel
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 068980217X
• ISBN 13: 9780689802171
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Thompson, K. Dyble
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marías in this class," says her teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?"
But María Isabel has been named for her Papá's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way to make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?

About the Author

Alma Flor Ada, an authority on multicultural and bilingual education, is the recipient of the 2012 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and in 2014 she was honored by the Mexican government with the prestigious OHTLI Award. She is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including Dancing Home with Gabriel Zubizarreta, My Name Is María Isabel, Under the Royal Palms (Pura Belpré Medal), Where the Flame Trees Bloom, and The Gold Coin (Christopher Award Medal). She lives in California, and you can visit her at AlmaFlorAda.com.