Merci Suárez Changes Gears

《梅西·苏阿瑞兹的改变》 2019 纽伯瑞金奖 

　　这是一个动人的亲情故事。在佛罗里达私立学校读书的11岁女孩梅西天生有着果敢正直的性格，可是作为古巴移民的后代，梅西经常被学校里的同学欺负。同时，她的家庭也面临巨大压力，患有健忘症的老祖父即将死去。面对学校与家庭的双重压力，梅西如何调整自己、面对生活呢？作者用轻松的口吻，将这个沉重的故事娓娓道来，梅西勇敢的性格帮助她度过了人生中的灰暗时光。

Merci Suárez Changes Gears - Meg Medina 
Product details
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Lexile Measure: 700L
Merci Suárez Changes Gears
By: Meg Medina
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
Release date: 09-11-18

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 how 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.