The Pura Belpré Award

Meg talks about how lists like the Pura Belpre Awards list can help librarians expand their book collections.

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Meg Medina

Children’s Author

Meg Medina is an award-winning Cuban American author who writes picture books, middle grade stories, and YA fiction. Her picture books include Tía Isa Wants a Car and Mango, Abuela, and Me, winner of the 2016 Pura Belpré Honor Award. Her middle grade book, Merci Suárez Changes Gears, won the 2019 Newbery Medal.

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