Merci Suárez Changes Gears

By Meg Medina

A realistic and deeply moving portrayal of a young Latina girl and her close-knit intergenerational family navigating friendship, bullying and illness.

Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, as strong and thoughtful as Merci is, she has never been completely 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. And Merci is left to her own worries, because no one in her family will tell her what's going on. Winner of the 2019 Newbery Medal, this coming-of-age tale by New York Times best-selling author Meg Medina gets to the heart of the confusion and constant change that defines middle school – and the steadfast connection that defines family.

Categories: Fiction

For readers aged: 10+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781406389326
  • Published: 04 Apr 2024
  • Price: £7.99
  •  
  • Size: 198 x 129 mm
  • Pages: 304

More to explore...

  • No-More-Se-ora-Mim
  • Merci-Su-rez-Changes-Gears
  • Evelyn-Del-Rey-Is-Moving-Away
  • The-Girl-Who-Could-Silence-the-Wind

More books for age 10+

  • Ten-Ways-to-Build-a-Brilliant-Brain

Customer reviews

Reviews

'"A touching story about family and aging, one to savour and understand."' Armadillo Magazine

Write your own review

By submitting a review you grant us the right to display and use it in any way; please read our General Legal Notices for full details. If you are under 16, please obtain your parent/guardian’s permission before submitting or ask your parent/guardian to submit on your behalf.

Paperback
£7.99

Find your local bookshop:

Buy

  • Awards:

Also available in:

This title isn't currently available in any other formats

Recently viewed