Merci Suarez Changes Gears

【最簡單的願望，擁有轉動平民人生的自行車】

 本書獲得2019年紐伯瑞金獎，主人翁MerciSuárez是一位古巴裔美國女學生，她和哥哥Roli都必須依賴獎學金才能讀書，家中支柱之一的祖父得了無法治癒的阿茲罕默症，聰明有才華又熱愛足球的Merci心中有一個簡單的願望，她想要一台超乎她負擔的腳踏車！

面對貧富差距、家庭問題、朋友相處，小女孩Merci以堅強的態度化解難題，在她心中最平凡的願望可以順利實現嗎？

Winner of the Newbery Medal

A New York Times Bestseller

“The realistic portrayal of a complex young Latina’s life is one many readers will relate to. . . . Medina cruises into readers’ hearts.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, as strong and thoughtful as Merci is, she has never been completely like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don’t have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be Merci’s school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Merci becomes the target of Edna’s jealousy. Things aren't going well at home, either: Merci’s grandfather and most trusted ally, Lolo, has been acting strangely lately — forgetting important things, falling from his bike, and getting angry over nothing. And Merci is left to her own worries, because no one in her family will tell her what's going on. Winner of the 2019 Newbery Medal, this coming-of-age tale by New York Times best-selling author Meg Medina gets to the heart of the confusion and constant change that defines middle school — and the steadfast connection that defines family.