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Merci Suárez se pone las pilas (Merci Suárez Changes Gears) (Large Print)

Merci Suárez se pone las pilas (Merci Suárez Changes Gears) (Large Print)

Author: Meg Medina
Narrator: Jane Santos
Stock Status: In Stock

Merci Suárez sabía que el sexto grado sería diferente, pero no tenía idea alguna lo diferente que resultaría. En primer lugar, Merci nunca se ha parecido a los otros niños de su escuela privada en la Florida, porque tanto ella como Roli, su hermano mayor, son estudiantes becados. Ellos no tienen ni una casa grande ni un yate elegante, y tienen que desempeñar servicios comunitarios adicionales para compensar por su matricula gratis. Así que cuando la mandona de Edna Santos se fija en el nuevo niño que la escuela le ha asignado a Merci como su “amigos de arco iris,” Merci se convierte en el foco de los celos de Edna. Las cosas no andan muy bien en su casa tampoco: Lolo, el abuelo de Merci, su aliado de mayor confianza, ha estado actuando un poco raro últimamente: se le olvida cosas importantes, se cae de la bicicleta y se enoja por cualquier cosa. Nadie en la familia le ha dicho a Merci qué es lo que le aflige, así que Merci tiene que lidiar sola con sus preocupaciones, a la vez que se siente aislada en la escuela. En una historia sobre los ritos de la pre-adolescencia, llena de humor y sabiduría, la galardonada autora Meg Medina llega al fondo del desconcierto y del cambio continuo que caracterizan el último año de la escuela elemental, así como de los lazos inquebrantables de la familia. Merci Suárez knew sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea how different it would turn out. First of all, Merci has never looked like the other children at her private school in Florida, because both she and Roli, her older brother, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy yacht, and they have to perform extra community service to compensate for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos notices the new boy the school has assigned to Merci as her “rainbow friends,” Merci becomes the focus of Edna's jealousy. Things aren't going very well at home either: Lolo, Merci's grandfather, her most trusted ally, has been acting a little strange lately: he forgets important things, falls off his bike, and gets angry over just about anything. No one in the family has told Merci what's bothering her, so Merci has to deal with her worries alone, while feeling isolated at school. In a story about the rituals of pre-adolescence, filled with humor and wisdom, award-winning author Meg Medina gets to the bottom of the confusion and constant change that characterize the last year of elementary school, as well as the unbreakable bonds of family.

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ISBN: 9798822682771
SKU#: WB001424
Publisher: Candlewick
Audio Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Genre: Diversity
Release Date: June 1, 2024
Language: Spanish
Binding: Hardcover
Segment: Large Print
Warning: Choking Hazard
Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.