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. Winner of the 2019 Newbery Medal Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci. 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. Read Merci Surez Changes Gears by Meg Medina available from Rakuten Kobo. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Dragee swallowed whole, without biting and squeezing a small volume of liquid. Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. Instructions for use Sinupret recommends taking 2 drops or 50 drops of the drug three times a day.

Annotation: Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between in a resonant new novel from Meg Medina.

Fans of Merci will root for her as they are immersed in her vibrant world full of unique characters and heartfelt surprises. The struggles and worries that occupy her thoughts-from seeing the changes in Lolo to losing her tía Inés and the new, uncertain feelings she might be having for a fellow classmate-will all be relatable to readers young and old.

Filled with the familiar, laugh-out-loud humor from the first title, this sequel will quickly pull readers, both returning and new, into Merci’s world. At school, after an unexpected accident at the Hearts Ball-and after working together with friends, new and old, to promote her tía’s new dance studio-Merci and her friends come together to show Seaward Pines the beauty of other cultures, and she discovers a strength within her that, together with the love and support of friends and family, assures her everything will be OK. With her brother Roli away at college, she is now seen as the oldest child and often finds herself taking care of her younger cousins while Tía Inés is working, and Merci also struggles to come to terms with the way Alzheimer’s affects her beloved grandpa Lolo. In this sequel to the Newbery-winning Merci Suárez Changes Gears (2018), 12-year-old Merci takes on growing responsibilities both within her family and as a seventh-grader.

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