{"product_id":"the-merci-su-rez-trilogy-boxed-set","title":"The Merci Su?rez Trilogy Boxed Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eMerci Suárez navigates the trials and tribulations of middle school in this boxed set featuring the heartfelt trilogy from Meg Medina--Newbery Medalist and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerci Suárez Changes Gears\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven without bossy classmate Edna and her extra community service as a scholarship student, Merci has enough worries, especially since her grandfather, Lolo, has been acting strangely--and no one in her family will tell Merci what's going on. Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerci Suárez Can't Dance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween a no-nonsense teacher who expects her to be as smart as her genius brother, a maybe-crush on her co-manager at the school store, the upcoming Heart Ball, and her grandfather's worsening condition, seventh grade is going to be a real trial for Merci Suárez. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerci Suárez Plays It Cool\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Merci Suárez, eighth grade is a year filled with more responsibility and independence, but also with opportunities to reinvent herself. With such change--and heartbreaking loss--in her life, who will Merci be?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeg Medina\u003c\/b\u003e is a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and the author of the Newbery Medal winner and Kirkus Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eMerci Su?rez Changes Gears\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as its sequels, \u003ci\u003eMerci Su?rez Can't Dance \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMerci Su?rez Plays It Cool\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eBurn Baby Burn\u003c\/i\u003e, which was long-listed for the National Book Award, short-listed for the Kirkus Prize, and a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eYaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a Pura Belpr? Author Award; and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Could Silence the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eNo More Se?ora Mim?\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Brittney Cicchese; \u003ci\u003eEvelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Sonia S?nchez; \u003ci\u003eMango, Abuela, and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Angela Dominguez, which was both a Pura Belpr? Author and Illustrator Award Honor Book; and \u003ci\u003eT?a Isa Wants a Car\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Claudio Mu?oz, which won the Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, Meg Medina lives in Richmond, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911447449874,"sku":"9781536236194","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3167b9a8-f581-402e-910f-32b03a47c793.jpg?v=1738742254","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-merci-su-rez-trilogy-boxed-set","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}