Meg Medina Books in Order

After marauders destroy her Caribbean island, young Milagros escapes alone in a rowboat. Guided toward land by mysterious manta rays, she enters an unfamiliar life and must discover where she belongs while holding onto her family and her unusual gifts.

Tía Isa dreams of buying a car to take her family to the beach, but much of their money supports relatives far away. Her young niece takes on neighborhood jobs to help turn the long-awaited purchase into a possibility.

Her village believes Sonia can protect its people, though she knows she has no miraculous powers. Leaving for work in the city offers freedom from their expectations, until her brother’s disappearance draws her back toward family obligations and painful truths.

At her new school, Piddy learns that a girl she has never met intends to attack her. As bullying begins to dominate her life, she struggles to protect her education, friendships and sense of identity without retreating from the world.

When Mia’s grandmother moves in, their different languages make sharing stories difficult. They begin teaching each other words while cooking, and a parrot in a pet-shop window gives Mia an idea for helping their family communicate.

During New York’s troubled summer of 1977, seventeen-year-old Nora dreams of independence while confronting an increasingly threatening brother and financial strain at home. A new romance offers possibility, but violence in the city makes even ordinary freedom feel dangerous.

Scholarship student Merci struggles with jealous classmates and the unfamiliar expectations of sixth grade at her Florida private school. At home, troubling changes in her beloved grandfather leave her searching for answers her family seems unwilling to share.

Daniela spends one last day playing with her best friend Evelyn as movers pack the apartment across the street. Knowing Evelyn is leaving, the girls make promises and look for ways to keep their friendship close despite the coming separation.

Seventh grade brings Merci a demanding teacher, an unfamiliar business partner and the dreaded prospect of a school dance. As friendships change and her grandfather’s illness worsens, she tries to understand new feelings and find someone she can trust.

Merci enters eighth grade with new independence, changing friendships and growing responsibilities at home. Attention from a popular teammate makes her question where she belongs, while her grandfather’s declining health reminds her how quickly familiar life can change.

Graciela has lived as a sea ghost for more than a century, while young Jorge fears the ocean from his family’s forge. A harpoon capable of harming spirits forces them into an alliance to protect both the living and the dead.