Merci Suárez Changes GearsBy: Meg Medina A realistic and deeply moving portrayal of a young Latina girl and her close knit intergenerational family navigating friendship, bullying and illness. Merci Surez 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