A review by heatheradoresbooks
Merci Suárez Can't Dance by Meg Medina

4.0

4⭐
Genre ~ middle grade
Series ~ Merci Suárez #2
Others in the series ~ [b:Merci Suárez Changes Gears|38185346|Merci Suárez Changes Gears|Meg Medina|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676668789l/38185346._SX50_.jpg|50140884]
Setting ~ Florida
Publication date ~ April 6, 2021
Page Count ~ 372 (49 chapters)
Audio length ~ 8 hours 2 minutes
Narrator ~ Frankie Corzo
POV ~ single 1st

Merci is back and now in 7th grade. Middle school is a lovely time for a young lady with mean kids, puberty and crushes.

She and Wilson are working in the school store together and they develop a friendship. She wonders why she starts getting butterflies in her stomach when he's around because ewww gross.

Merci makes a mistake and tries to fix it on her own, which I can appreciate, but sometimes it's best to get an adult involved for the best resolution, even if you might get grounded.

In the last book we learned that Lola has Alzheimer's and that has progressed, which is really sad to see, but realistically written.

I love how Merci is so close with her Tia Inés. When Inés decides to follow her dream of opening a dance studio the whole Suárez family, plus a few of Merci's friends, pitch in to make it happen.

Overall, this is a cute little series. I'm ready to see what's up next in ~ [b:Merci Suárez Plays It Cool|60540089|Merci Suárez Plays It Cool|Meg Medina|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676670285l/60540089._SX50_.jpg|95413484].

Series notes:
I am reading this series because I accidentally agreed to read book 3 before I knew it was a series, so here I am. I do think it's best to go in order with them.

Narration notes:
I did not listen to this one, but am just giving the info above for reference.

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