Meg’s most recent contribution to YA bookshelves is the Kirkus starred Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (Candlewick, 2013), a gripping story set in Queens, NY, where sophomore Piddy Sanchez lands after a crosstown move. She’s the author of a picture book, Tía Isa Wants a Car, winner of the 2012 Ezra Jack Keats New Writers Award a middle-grade novel, Milagros: Girl from Away and a previous novel for young adults, The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind. So do we! And we’re delighted to present an interview with Meg about her latest book.įirst, here’s an introduction to her earlier work. You can imagine how much her young readers love her. When she stands at a microphone, her Cuban-American-inflected vitality will reduce you to tears-of laughter. When she writes, her words crackle with strong storytelling and believable characters.
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