Meg Medina es la autora del libro
Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Merci Suárez se pone las pilas), ganador de la Medalla Newbery. Es también autora de galardonados libros para jóvenes y del álbum infantil
Mango,Abuela and Me (Mango, abuela y yo), ilustrado por Angela Dominguez, que recibió la Mención de Honor Pura Belpré por el texto y por las ilustraciones, y
Tía Isa Wants a Car (Tía Isa quiere un carro),
ilustrado por Claudio Muñoz, que ganó el premio Ezra Jack Keats concedido a nuevos escritores. Hija de inmigrantes cubanos, creció en Queens, Nueva York. En la actualidad, reside en Richmond, Virginia.
Meg Medina, the 2023–2024 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature,is a Cuban American author who writes for readers of all ages. Her middle-grade novel Merci Suárez Changes Gears received a Newbery Medal and was a New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year, among many other distinctions. Its sequel, Merci Suárez Can’t Dance, received five starred reviews, while Merci Suárez Plays It Cool received four stars, with Kirkus Reviews calling it “a fabulous finale to a memorable trilogy.” Her most recent picture book, Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, received honors including a Charlotte Zolotow Award and was the 2020 Jumpstart Read for the Record selection, reaching 2.24 million readers. She received a Pura Belpré Author Award Honor for her picture book Mango, Abuela, and Me. Her young adult novel Burn Baby Burn earned numerous distinctions, including being long-listed for the National Book Award and short-listed for the Kirkus Prize. Meg Medina received a Pura Belpré Author Award and a Cybils Award for her young adult novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which has been adapted and illustrated as a graphic novel by Mel Valentine Vargas. She also received an Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award for her picture book Tía Isa Wants a Car.
Meg Medina’s work examines how cultures and identity intersect through the eyes of young people, and she brings audiences stories that speak to both what is culturally specific and what is universal. Her favorite protagonists are strong girls.
When she is not writing, Meg Medina works on community projects that support girls, Latino youth, and literacy. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia.
