![]() ![]() 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. ![]() 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. 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 the value you add to the school has to come from you, because it’s not coming from our wallets. But we don’t pay for tuition like most of the other families. 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. Meg Medina, Merci Surez Changes Gears 3 likes Like I know you and Roli are smart enough to be here more than smart enough. 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. Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. ![]()
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