No one in her family will tell Merci what's going on, so she's left to her own worries, while also feeling all on her own at school. Things aren't going well at home, either: Merci's grandfather and most trusted ally, Lolo, has been acting strangely lately - forgetting important things, falling from his bike, and getting angry over nothing. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be Merci's school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Merci becomes the target of Edna's jealousy. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. Tannenbaum's.Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suárez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between in a resonant new novel from Meg Medina. She pulls up security camera feed showing Merci entering Ms. Miss McDaniels says it is “regrettable that two of our most charismatic students have decided that they are incompatible” (318), but then says there is something else they need to discuss first. Merci remembers Enrique's warning that she could be asked to leave the school.
Newman asks why Edna thinks Merci was acting maliciously. Edna claims Merci cut off her eyebrows intentionally. Newman greets them, asking if they had a good Thanksgiving. She feels she should ultimately bear the punishment she expects is coming. Merci thanks Lena and Hannah for their support, then sends them to class. Lena and Hannah show up and apologize again, but Edna continues to be angry. In Chapter 34, Merci must see the headmaster when she returns to school the following Monday.
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