Meg Medina
Appearance
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![]() Medina at the 2016 Texas Book Fair | |
Born | Alexandria, Virginia, USA |
Occupation | Writer |
Known for | Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass |
Spouse | 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
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- 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]
References
- ^ a b c d Lockwood, Sarah. "Meg Medina, Storyteller". Richmond Family Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "The CNN 10 Visionary Women list". CNN. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "2012 Winners". Ezra Jack Keats.org. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Meg Medina (biography)". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Yuyi Morales, Meg Medina win Pura Belpré Awards". ALA. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to the Pura Belpré Award home page! | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ^ a b Diaz, Shelley. "Meg Medina, John Parra, and Others Honored at the Int'l Latino Book Awards". School Library Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults". YALSA. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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- ^ Jones, Heather (June 2009). "Milagros, Girl from Away (review)". Multicultural Review. 18 (2): 80. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ Schlichenmeyer, Terri (September 7, 2011). "Girl Learns Pennies Pave Road to Dreams Come True". Daily Herald (subscription required). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ Carey, Anna (June 23, 2012). "More Lessons from the School of Life". The Irish Times (subscription required). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ Chafin, Beverly. "Meg Medina's "Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass" Tackles the Subject of Teen Bullying". WFDD. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina (SLJ Review)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meg Medina.
- Official website
- Meg Medina at Library of Congress, with 5 library catalog records