Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

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Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
Written by Meg Medina
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ISBN-13: 9781536230673
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Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

author: Meg Medina

illustrator: Sonia Sánchez

A 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.

Evelyn 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 among moving boxes before 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 Newbery Medalist and New York Times best-selling author Meg Medina’s beautifully written story about friendship and change is balanced by Sonia Sánchez’s colorful and vibrant depictions of the girls’ urban neighborhood. This American Library Association Notable Children’s Book will appeal to anyone who has ever loved a friend dearly.
“Newbery Medalist Medina’s versatility is in evidence here. . . . A tender story of friendship and change.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
suggested retail price (U.S.):
$8.99
isbn-10/isbn-13:
1536230677 / 9781536230673
pub date:
04/2023
type/format:
Picture Book Fiction / Paperback
age range:
5 yrs - 7 yrs
# of pages/size:
32 / 10 5/8" x 8 5/8"
grade range:
Kindergarten - Grade 2
 
subjects:
Hispanic & Latino; Lifestyles; Social Themes;
author’s comments:
Meg Medina, 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 Merci Suárez Changes Gears received a Newbery Medal and was a New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year, among many other distinctions. Its sequel, Merci Suárez Can’t Dance, received five starred reviews, while Merci Suárez Plays It Cool received four stars, with Kirkus Reviews calling it “a fabulous finale to a memorable trilogy.” Her most recent picture book, Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, 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 Mango, Abuela, and Me. Her young adult novel Burn Baby Burn 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 Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, 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 Tía Isa Wants a Car. 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.
illustrator’s comments:
Sonia Sánchez is the illustrator of Here I Am, 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. She lives with her husband, son, and a sleepyhead cat in Barcelona, Spain.
 
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