Merci Suárez Plays It Cool Cover:Hardcover She struggles with a mother

She struggles with a mother she barely remembers

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or cut it all off to support my friend’s battle

a bond deeper than blood

Merci Suárez Plays It Cool Cover:Hardcover She struggles with a motherIn a satisfying finale to her trilogy, Newbery Medalist Meg Medina follows Merci Surez into an eighth grade year full of changesevolving friendships, new responsibilities, and heartbreaking loss. For Merci Surez, eighth grade means a new haircut, nighttime football games, and an out of town overnight field trip. At home, it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens. Its a year filled with more responsibility and independence,