Marisol & Magdalena
Marisol and Magdalena: The Sound of Our Sisterhood
Published by Hyperion Press
Marisol and Magdalena are mejores amigas--best friends--who live in Brooklyn. They have grown up with their extended families, a group of colorful, eccentric relatives who are forever trying to teach the girls the ways of Panama, their native land. For Marisol, a Latinegra--a black and a Latina--child, life is especially challenging as she tries to balance several heritages. When Marisol's mother sends her to live in Panama with her abuela, the move puts Marisol's American values to the test, and also tests her friendship with Magdalena. But going to Panama also presents an opportunity for Marisol to search for her father, Lucho, a man she has never met.
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Quinceañera Means Sweet 15
Published by Hyperion Press
Marisol and Magdalena are making plans for their quinceañera parties, their fifteenth birthday celebration that they've been waiting for their whole lives. They've promised each other that they will be the dama de honor at each other's quince. But quinceañeras are expensive, and Marisol's mother doesn't know if she can afford a party at all, especially not one as extravagant as Magdalena's. And while Marisol was away in Panama, Magdalena became friends with two girls Marisol can't stand. Marisol wonders if her year in Panama changed her---maybe she isn't cool or rich enough anymore to be Magda's friend.