Meg Medina

Meg Medina
Medina in 2023
Born
Margaret Rose Medina

(1963-06-11) June 11, 1963 (age 61)
Alexandria, Virginia, US
OccupationWriter
Known forNewbery Medalist 2019
SpouseJavier Menéndez[1]
Children3[1]

Meg Medina is an American children’s book author of Cuban descent whose books celebrate Latino culture and the lives of young people. She is the 2023 – 2024 National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature.[2] Medina is the recipient of the 2019[3] John Newbery Medal for her middle grade novel, Merci Suárez Changes Gears and the Pura Belpré Award for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2014) and the Pura Belpré Award Honor Book in 2016 for Mango, Abuela and Me).

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  2. ^ "Meg Medina Named New National Ambassador for Young People's Literature". Library of Congress.
  3. ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". Association for Library Service for Children. Retrieved 9 August 2020.