Merci Suárez is a clever sixth-grader who is trying to make sense of the world. She lives with her family in Florida, US. Merci is extremely proud of her family and Cuban heritage. Her life takes a sudden turn when she is awarded a scholarship to a top private school. At first, Merci has a hard time fitting in with her classmates. Unlike them, she isn’t from a wealthy family. Some girls at school start bullying her.
梅西．蘇亞雷茲是一位聰明的六年級學生，她正在努力理解這個世界。她與家人住在美國佛羅里達州。梅西為她的家庭以及古巴傳統感到非常自豪。當她獲得一所頂尖私立學校的獎學金時，她的生活突然發生了轉變。起初，梅西很難融入她的同學們。不同於他們，她並不是來自富裕的家庭。學校裡的一些女孩開始霸凌她。
生活必備字詞：
clever a. 聰明的
scholarship n. 獎學金
fit in with... 融入……
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