Meg Medina
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| Meg Medina | |
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Medina in 2014, at the VLA Conference
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| Born | Alexandria, Virginia, USA |
| Ethnicity | Cuban-American[1] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass |
| Spouse(s) | Javier Menéndez[1] |
| Children | Cristina Menéndez Sandra Menéndez Alex Menéndez[1] |
Meg Medina is a Cuban-American writer of young adult fiction, known for her book Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which has been banned in some areas due to its title.[2] She grew up in Queens, New York, where she met her husband Javier Menéndez.[1] Medina's parents both immigrated from Cuba prior to her birth, which serves as a large inspiration for her writing.[1] In March 2014 Medina was placed on CNN's "10 Visionary Women" list as a "Reading Revolutionary".[2]
Awards and recognition
- Ezra Jack Keats New Writers Award for Tia Isa Wants a Car (2012, won)[3]
- Cybils Award for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2013, won)[4]
- Pura Belpré Award for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2014, won)[5]
- Pura Belpré Award (honor) for Mango, Abuela and Me (2016, honor, won)[6]
- CNN's "10 Visionary Women" list (2014)[2]
- Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Fiction Book (first place) for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2014, won)[7]
- Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Fiction Book (second place) for The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind (2014, won)[7]
- Best Fiction for Young Adults for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2014)[8]
- Pura Belpré Author Award Honor Book (2016,for Mango, Abuela and Me)[9]
Bibliography
- Milagros: Girl from Away (2008)[10]
- Tía Isa Wants a Car (2011)[11]
- The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind (2012)[12]
- Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2013)[13]
- Mango, Abuela and Me (2015)
- Burn Baby Burn (2016)[14]
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External links
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- Meg Medina at Library of Congress Authorities, with 5 catalog records
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- American children's writers
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- Living people
- People from Alexandria, Virginia
- People from Queens, New York
- People from Richmond, Virginia
- Year of birth missing (living people)
