Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
Mañanaland (Scholastic Press, 2020) by award-winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan is a wonderful tale of growing up and discovery.
Eleven-year-old Max likes to make up stories and wonder about big things, like what lay beyond the horizon, why his mother left, and if he’d ever meet her. But Papá does not like questions. He does give Max a compass that belonged to Renata. Max hopes he can find his mother and give the compass back to her. When Papá is out of town and someone comes looking for a guardian to help a traveler along the way, Max decides to be the escort to the next guardian who might have traveled with his mother. Maybe he’ll make it all the way to Mañanaland.
Here’s an interview with the author about what inspired the story. Read about the author here. Go here to check out her many many books.
This sounds like an excellent book, especially since I loved another book by Pan Muñoz Ryan, Echo! Thanks for the great review, and happy holidays!
I’ve heard good things about this book. My favorite book so far my Munoz Ryan was The Dreamer about Pablo Neruda.
Thanks for featuring it!
I enjoyed this story immensely. Such a great and strong MC. Thanks for featuring on MMGM.
This sounds like a very unusual and interesting story. Thanks for the heads up. Merry Christmas.