Merci Suárez Changes Gears
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9780763690496
Pages
355 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Merci Suárez begins the sixth grade and knows things will change, but she did not count on her grandfather acting strangely, not fitting in at her private school, and dealing with Edna Santos' jealousy.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
700L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Neurological disorder; multigenerational family; Alzheimer's disease; adult with a neurological disorder
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Hispanic
Awards
Best Books for Kids, 2018
Best Children and YA Books, 2018 Middle Grade
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2018
Booklist Top 10 Sports Books for Youth, 2018
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, 2019 Ages (10-14)
Choices, 2019 Children's Fiction
Notable Children's Books, 2019 Middle Readers
Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019 Grades 6-8
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book, 2018 Middle Grade
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 2019, Commended Title
Cybils Awards, 2018, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
International Latino Book Award, 2019, Finalist, Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book(English)
John Newbery Medal, 2019, Winner, Children's Literature
Kirkus Prize, 2018, Finalist, Children's
Keywords
family life; Florida; friendships; middle school; school projects; mean girls; bicycles; social issues
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Medina, Meg, "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" (2018). Diverse Families. 2158.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2158