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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2008
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Merci Suarez

1 - Merci Suarez Changes Gears (Sep-2018)
2 - Merci Suarez Can't Dance (Apr-2021)
3 - Merci Suarez Plays It Cool (Sep-2022)

Book List in Order: 14 titles



  • Milagros de le Torre hasn’t had an easy life: ever since her father sailed away with pirates she’s been teased at school and there’s the constant struggle for her family to make ends meet. Still, Milagros loves her small island in the Caribbean...



  • A little girl pitches in to help her tía save up for a big old car - and take the whole family to the beach - in a story told with warmth and sweetness. Tía Isa wants a car. A shiny green car the same color as the ocean, with wings like a swoopi...



  • Sonia's entire village believes she has a gift, but it's only in leaving home that she finds out who she truly is. A compelling tale from a rich new voice in young adult fiction. Sixteen-year-old Sonia Ocampo was born on the night of the worst sto...



  • In Meg Medina’s compelling new novel, a Latina teen is targeted by a bully at her new school -- and must discover resources she never knew she had. One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants...



  • When a little girl's far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language in a tender story written by acclaimed author Meg Medina. Mia's "abuela" has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her p...



  • While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home in Meg Medina's riveting coming-of-age novel. Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson,...



  • 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. Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just ...



  • From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina comes the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each other’s número uno, even though one is moving away. A big truck with its mouth wide open is parked at the curb, ready to gobble up Evelyn’s mirr...



  • In Meg Medina’s follow-up to her Newbery Medalâ€"winning novel, Merci takes on seventh grade, with all its travails of friendship, family, love -- and finding your rhythm. Seventh grade is going to be a real trial for Merci Suárez. For science she...






  • Séptimo grado va a ser todo un desafío para Merci Suárez: los maestros son más estrictos, las amistades son más complicadas y su familia es todavía… bueno, ellos siempre hacen que las cosas sean interesantes. M...



  • In a satisfying finale to her trilogy, Newbery Medalist Meg Medina follows Merci Suárez into an eighth-grade year full of changes -- evolving friendships, new responsibilities, and heartbreaking loss. For Merci Suárez, eighth grade means a new hair...



  • Newbery Medalist Meg Medina returns to her powerful YA novel about school bullying with a dynamic graphic-novel edition adapted and illustrated by Mel Valentine Vargas.It’s the beginning of sophomore year, and Piedad “Piddy” Sanchez...



  • De Meg Medina, ganadora de la Medalla Newbery y Embajadora Nacional de Literatura Juvenil, nos llega este conmovedor homenaje a los que cuidan a los niños y entran en su mundo lleno de ternura.Me quito la manta y me trepo en su regazo. Me pongo ...



  • From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, comes a poignant salute to the caregivers who enter a child’s tender world. Ana cannot contain her excitement—her abuela is coming to stay with her...


Award-Winning Books by Meg Medina

Merci Suarez Changes Gears
2019 Newbery Medal -- Children's
Tia Isa Wants a Car
2012 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award -- New Writer
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
2013 Cybils -- Young Adult Fiction
2014 In the Margins Book Award -- Young Adult
2014 Pura Belpre Award -- Author


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Meg Medina has published 14 books.

The next book by Meg Medina, No More Señora Mimí, will be published in September 2024.

The first book by Meg Medina, Milagros: Girl from Away, was published in November 2008.

Yes. Meg Medina has 1 series.