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Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be Merci's school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Merci becomes the target of Edna's jealousy.

Things aren't going well at home, either: Merci's grandfather and most trusted ally, Lolo, has been acting strangely lately — forgetting important things, falling from his bike, and getting angry over nothing. No one in her family will tell Merci what's going on, so she's left to her own worries, while also feeling all on her own at school. In a coming-of-age tale full of humor and wisdom, award-winning author Meg Medina gets to the heart of the confusion and constant change that defines middle school — and the steadfast connection that defines family.

Merci's story continues in Merci Suárez Can't Dance and concludes in Merci Suárez Plays It Cool.

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"Merci doesn’t feel much pressure to be anyone but herself, but her self-assuredness ('It’s never too early to work on your corporate leadership skills,' she declares at one point) makes her a target.... [However] Medina keeps the tone light as Merci’s take-charge personality helps her to succeed in this coming-of-age tale about family and the perils of sixth grade." — Publishers Weekly

Product Details

Recommended Age 9 - 12
Author Meg Medina
ISBN 076369049X
Publication Date Sep 11, 2018
Publisher Candlewick
Award Winners Newbery Medal
Language English