A review by literatehedgehog
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

4.0

Absorbing, solid middle grade novel. Understandably won the Newbery - there's family (an extended, loving Latinx family at that), girl friendship/competition, class issues, health, etc, checking those Relevant, Important Topic boxes. But best of all, Merci is such a unique, fascinating character - I didn't always like her or relate to her, but she stayed in my mind well after I'd put the book down. (And that's saying something in my sleep-deprived, newborn-mama state!).