Meg Medina


Meg Medina is a Cuban-American writer of picture books, middle-grade fiction, and young adult fiction. She has published six books and been included in multiple anthologies, and her work centers on Latina girls and Latino families. The first of her family to be born in the US, she grew up in Queens, New York, where she met her husband Javier Menéndez. Medina's parents both immigrated from Cuba prior to her birth, which serves as a large inspiration for her writing. Her book Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass has been banned in some areas due to its title. In March 2014 Medina was placed on CNN "10 Visionary Women" list as a "Reading Revolutionary". She is a recipient of the Pura Belpré Medal and the Newbery Medal, winning the latter for Merci Suárez Changes Gears.

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