Rachel Khong was so sweet and lovely! She also brought her own copy of Real Americans for all of us readers to sign which was so cool.
I could see a middle schooler or even a 4th or 5th graders really loving this books. I think it is a great chapter book where you can really relate to what is happening and it creates a bond with the character. Defiantly a good free choice book and maybe a read aloud.
pickMerci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina, Merci navigates new challenges at her elite school and at home. As a scholarship student, she faces social struggles while her grandfather‘s Alzheimer‘s progresses, adding family responsibilities. Balancing loyalty to family with her desire for independence, Merci learns resilience, empathy, and the power of family bonds amid change and uncertainty in this coming-of-age story.
““Put shoes on!“ She'll say say whenever I'm barefoot“
I could see a middle schooler or even a 4th or 5th graders really loving this books. I think it is a great chapter book where you can really relate to what is happening and it creates a bond with the character. Defiantly a good free choice book and maybe a read aloud.
so-soMerci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina, Merci navigates new challenges at her elite school and at home. As a scholarship student, she faces social struggles while her grandfather‘s Alzheimer‘s progresses, adding family responsibilities. Balancing loyalty to family with her desire for independence, Merci learns resilience, empathy, and the power of family bonds amid change and uncertainty in this coming-of-age story.
