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ⓘ About Meg Medina
Meg Medina is an award-winning bestselling young adult, children’s literature and fiction books author. She won the Pura Belpre award in 2014 for her novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, and later in 2016, she won the same award courtesy of her Mango, Abuela, and Me picture book. Medina won the International Latino Book Award, and CYBILS fiction award for her novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass. Meg’s books often detail how different cultures intersect, as narrated through the perspectives of young people. She presents her readers with stories about what is unique in Latino cultures featuring strong female protagonists.
All Book Series by Meg Medina
13 American Women Who Changed the World
Series opener · book 1 of 31 · published 2017 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
She Persisted Around the World
Book 2 of 31 · published 2018 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
American Olympians Who Changed the Game
Book 3 of 31 · published 2020 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
Florence Griffith Joyner
Book 10 of 31 · published 2021 Anthology · Rita Williams-Garcia
Wangari Maathai
Book 17 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Eucabeth A. Odhiambo
Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference
Book 18 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
Marian Anderson
Book 21 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Katheryn Russell-Brown
Rosalind Franklin
Book 26 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Florence Nightingale
Book 28 of 31 · published 2023 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton,Shelli R. Johannes
Pura Belpré
Book 30 of 31 · published 2023 Co-authored · Marilisa Jimenez Garcia
Simone Biles
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 2023 Anthology · Kekla Magoon
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Meg Medina?
Meg Medina is an award-winning bestselling young adult, children's literature and fiction books author. She won the Pura Belpre award in 2014 for her novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, and later in 2016, she won the same award courtesy of her Mango, Abuela, and Me picture book. Medina won the International Latino Book Award, and CYBILS fiction award for her novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass.
Which Meg Medina series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Merci Suárez series, the earliest of Meg Medina's multi-book series: it opens with Merci Suárez Changes Gears (2018) and runs to 3 books across 2018–2022, ending with Merci Suárez Plays It Cool (2022).
How many books has Meg Medina written?
Meg Medina has 46 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2008 and 2025. 34 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Merci Suárez series with 3 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Meg Medina's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Meg Medina's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Merci Suárez (2018–2022, 3 books).
How are Meg Medina's books organised into series?
This guide splits Meg Medina's 46 books into 2 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Merci Suárez (3 books, 2018–2022); She Persisted (31 books, 2017–2023).