{"product_id":"evelyn-del-rey-is-moving-away-hardcover","title":"Evelyn del Rey Is Moving Away - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeg Medina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSonia Sánchez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 2020 Jumpstart Read for the Record Selection (2.24 million readers) * An American Library Association Notable Children's Book * A \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of the Year * A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Picture Book of the Year * A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom Newbery Medalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author Meg Medina comes the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each other's n mero uno, even though one is moving away.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA big truck with its mouth wide open is parked at the curb, ready to gobble up Evelyn's mirror with the stickers around the edge . . . and the sofa that we bounce on to get to the moon.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvelyn Del Rey is Daniela's best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi, and cat. But not after today--not after Evelyn moves away. Until then, the girls play amid the moving boxes until it's time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. The tenderness of Meg Medina's beautifully written story about friendship and change is balanced by Sonia S nchez's colorful and vibrant depictions of the girls' urban neighborhood.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeg Medina\u003c\/b\u003e, the 2023­­­­-2024 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is a Cuban American author who writes for readers of all ages. Her middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eMerci Suárez Changes Gears\u003c\/i\u003e received a Newbery Medal and was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Children's Book of the Year, among many other distinctions. Its sequel, \u003ci\u003eMerci Suárez Can't Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, received five starred reviews, while \u003ci\u003eMerci Suárez Plays It Cool\u003c\/i\u003e received four stars, with \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e calling it \"a fabulous finale to a memorable trilogy.\" Her most recent picture book, \u003ci\u003eEvelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away\u003c\/i\u003e, received honors including a Charlotte Zolotow Award and was the 2020 Jumpstart Read for the Record selection, reaching 2.24 million readers. She received a Pura Belpré Author Award Honor for her picture book \u003ci\u003eMango, Abuela, and Me\u003c\/i\u003e. Her young adult novel \u003ci\u003eBurn Baby Burn\u003c\/i\u003e earned numerous distinctions, including being long-listed for the National Book Award and short-listed for the Kirkus Prize. Meg Medina received a Pura Belpré Author Award and a Cybils Award for her young adult novel \u003ci\u003eYaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been adapted and illustrated as a graphic novel by Mel Valentine Vargas. She also received an Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award for her picture book \u003ci\u003eTía Isa Wants a Car\u003c\/i\u003e. When she is not writing, Meg Medina works on community projects that support girls, Latino youth, and literacy. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonia Sánchez \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eHere I Am\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was nominated for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for interior art. She has been selected twice to participate in the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. 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