Meg Medina

Meg Medina is an American children's book author of Cuban descent who writes about Latino culture and the lives of young people. Her middle grade novel Merci Suárez Changes Gears won the 2019 John Newbery Medal, and Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass won the Pura Belpré Award in 2014. Medina also served as the 2023–2024 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and Mango, Abuela, and Me earned a Pura Belpré Honor in 2016.