Merci Suárez Plays It Cool

Name: Merci Suárez Plays It Cool
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Meg Medina
ISBN: 9781666614961

Author: Meg Medina

Series: Merci Suarez #3

Narrator: Frankie Corzo

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 09/13/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

For Merci Suárez, eighth grade means a new haircut, nighttime football games, and an out-of-town overnight field trip. At home, it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens. It’s a year filled with more responsibility and independence, but also with opportunities to reinvent herself. Merci has always been fine with not being one of the popular kids like Avery Sanders, who will probably be the soccer captain and is always traveling to fun places and buying new clothes. But then Avery starts talking to Merci more, and not just as a teammate. Does this mean they’re friends? Merci wants to play it cool, but with Edna always in her business, it’s only a matter of time before Merci has to decide where her loyalty stands. Whether Merci is facing school drama or changing family dynamics, listeners will empathize as she discovers who she can count on—and what can change in an instant—in Meg Medina’s heartfelt conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Newbery Medal-winning Merci Suárez Changes Gears.

About Meg Medina

Meg Medina is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book Merci Suárez Changes Gears, which was a 2018 Kirkus Prize finalist. She is also the author of award-winning YA novels and the picture books Mango, Abuela, and Me, illustrated by Angela Dominguez, which was a Pura Belpré Author and Illustrator Award Honor Book, and Tía Isa Wants a Car, illustrated by Claudio Muñoz, which won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she grew up in Queens, New York, and now lives in Richmond, Virginia.

About Frankie Corzo

Frankie Corzo is an experienced narrator and actress who spent her childhood performing in theater productions, commercials, films, and voiceovers. Born to Cuban immigrant parents, she narrates and acts in both Spanish and English. Her work has been added to numerous best of lists, including Audible's for 2017 and 2018. Born and raised in New Jersey, she currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on November 12, 2023

4⭐ Genre ~ middle grade Series ~ Merci Suárez #3 Others in the series ~ Merci Suárez Changes Gears, Merci Suárez Can't Dance Setting ~ Florida Publication date ~ September 13, 2022 Est page Count ~ 353 (41 chapters) Audio length ~ 7 hours 12 minutes Narrator ~ Frankie Corzo POV ~ single 1st Merci is now 13 ye......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on September 27, 2022

Merci's in 8th grade, now, and change is afoot. In her family, her beloved grandfather, Lolo, is getting worse in terms of his Alzheimer's, which Merci finds really hard to watch. Her 6-year-old twin cousins who live next door are dealing with the reentry of their feckless father into their lives--a......more

Goodreads review by Megan on October 18, 2022

I loved this so much! Wonderful finish to a fabulous trilogy. I will miss Merci and her family, but they’ll stay with me and I’ll keep recommending the Merci Suarez books to anyone!......more

Goodreads review by Darla on September 03, 2022

Seems like it was just yesterday I was reading the first book about Merci Suárez. I loved the combination of family, school, and sports for this South Florida middle schooler. Now we have the final book in the trilogy and Merci is starting the eighth grade. Her beloved Lolo is fading. Those annoying......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 20, 2022

Meg Medina has integrated Merci's Cuban heritage throughout this series with the language and the culture. Merci has been a good example for young readers about being your authentic self and being true to your values. I will miss the Suarez family, but they will always have a place in my heart. I'd......more

Quotes

Medina finishes the heartwarming story arc of her . . . young protagonist with the same well-crafted dialogue, humor, and cultural exploration readers expect. A fabulous finale.