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.[2] 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.[1][3] Medina's parents both immigrated from Cuba prior to her birth, which serves as a large inspiration for her writing.[1] Her book Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass has been banned in some areas due to its title.[4] In March 2014 Medina was placed on CNN's "10 Visionary Women" list as a "Reading Revolutionary".[4] She is a recipient of the Pura Belpré Medal and the Newbery Medal, winning the latter for Merci Suárez Changes Gears.

Meg Medina
Medina at the 2016 Texas Book Fair
Born
Alexandria, Virginia, US
OccupationWriter
Known forYaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
Spouse(s)Javier Menéndez[1]
ChildrenCristina Menéndez
Sandra Menéndez
Alex Menéndez[1]

Awards and recognition
  • Ezra Jack Keats New Writers Award for Tia Isa Wants a Car (2012, won)[5]
  • Cybils Award for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2013, won)[6]
  • Pura Belpré Award for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2014, won)[7]
  • CNN's "10 Visionary Women" list (2014)[4]
  • Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Fiction Book (first place) for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2014, won)[8]
  • Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Fiction Book (second place) for The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind (2014, won)[8]
  • Pura Belpré Author Award Honor Book (2016, for Mango, Abuela and Me)[9]
  • Southerner of the Year (2017)[10]
  • Newbery Medal (2019, for Merci Suárez Changes Gears)
  • Charlotte Huck Honor Book for (2019, for Merci Suárez Changes Gears)[11]

Bibliography

References
  1. Lockwood, Sarah. "Meg Medina, Storyteller". Richmond Family Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. Press, The Associated. "Richmond-area author Meg Medina wins Newbery Medal, the highest honor in children's books". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  3. "Meg Medina on Winning the Newbery Medal". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  4. "The CNN 10 Visionary Women list". CNN. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. "2012 Winners". Ezra Jack Keats.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  6. "Meg Medina (biography)". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. "Yuyi Morales, Meg Medina win Pura Belpré Awards". ALA. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  8. Diaz, Shelley. "Meg Medina, John Parra, and Others Honored at the Int'l Latino Book Awards". School Library Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  9. Alice. "Congratulations to the 2016 ALA Award Winners!". Vamos a Leer. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  10. "Southerners of the Year 2017". Southern Living. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  11. "Announcing the 2019 NCTE Children's Book Awards". NCTE. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  12. "The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  13. Chafin, Beverly. "Meg Medina's "Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass" Tackles the Subject of Teen Bullying". WFDD. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  14. "Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina (SLJ Review)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
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