The Library of Congress named Medina the national ambassador for young people’s literature for 2023-24. Medina is taking on the job in a political uproar over literature aimed at young people and in school libraries, largely with LGBTQ themes and characters. But to Medina's daughter, whose first language is English, the word means “story me,” said Medina, who now lives in Richmond, Virginia. She knew little about American literature, but she bought Medina the World Book Encyclopedia, on installment, and took her to the library. The book was translated into Spanish, too, and Medina's mother was able to read it before she died in 2013.
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