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Merci Suarez Changes Gears

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By Meg Medina
Publisher Candlewick Press
Merci Suarez Changes Gears
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pbThoughtful, strongwilled sixthgrader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between in a resonant new novel from Meg Medina.bppMerci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just ihowi 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 dont 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 Mercis schoolassigned Sunshine Buddy, Merci becomes the target of Ednas jealousy. Things arent going well at home, either Mercis 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 whats going on, so shes left to her own worries, while also feeling all on her own at school. In a comingofage tale full of humor and wisdom, awardwinning author Meg Medina gets to the heart of the confusion and constant change that defines middle school and the steadfast connection that defines family.p

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70144 words70,144 words
368 pages368 pages
Lexile 700LLexile 700L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2018Published 2018

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9781536204094

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