{"product_id":"merci-suzarez-cant-dance-9781536228151","title":"Merci Suárez Can't Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Meg Medina's follow-up to her Newbery Medal-winning novel, Merci takes on seventh grade, with all its travails of friendship, family, love--and finding your rhythm.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventh grade is going to be a real trial for Merci Suárez. For science she's got no-nonsense Mr. Ellis, who expects her to be a smart as her brother, Roli. She's been assigned to co-manage the tiny school store with Wilson Bellevue, a boy she barely knows, but whom she might actually like. And she's tangling again with classmate Edna Santos, who is bossier and more obnoxious than ever now that she is in charge of the annual Heart Ball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne thing is for sure, though: Merci Suárez can't dance--not at the Heart Ball or anywhere else. Dancing makes her almost as queasy as love does, especially now that Tía Inés, her merengue-teaching aunt, has a new man in her life. Unfortunately, Merci can't seem to avoid love \u003ci\u003eor\u003c\/i\u003e dance for very long. She used to talk about everything with her grandfather, Lolo, but with his Alzheimer's getting worse each day, whom can she trust to help her make sense of all the new things happening in her life? The Suárez family is back in a touching, funny story about growing up and discovering love's many forms, including how we learn to love and believe in ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meg Medina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.43w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536228151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511799 \/ Merci Suarez Can't Dance\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 Suárez Changes Gears\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as its sequels, \u003ci\u003eMerci Suárez Can't Dance \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMerci Suárez 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 Belpré 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 Señora Mimí\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Brittney Cicchese; \u003ci\u003eEvelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez; \u003ci\u003eMango, Abuela, and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Angela Dominguez, which was both a Pura Belpré Author and Illustrator Award Honor Book; and \u003ci\u003eTía Isa Wants a Car\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Claudio Muñoz, which won the Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, Meg Medina lives in Richmond, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Meg Medina \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47520924401821,"sku":"9781536228151","price":21.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_528273be-1202-4b58-a49d-8b46f66559ce.jpg?v=1767114978","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/merci-suzarez-cant-dance-9781536228151","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}