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Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish Hardcover - 2018

by Pablo Cartaya

From the acclaimed author of "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora." After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, his mother takes him and his younger brother to Puerto Rico. While there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family 10 years ago and is somewhere on the island.


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One boy's search for his father leads him to Puerto Rico in this moving middle-grade novel, for fans of Ghost and See You in the Cosmos. Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 pounds, and the owner of a premature mustache. When you look like this and you're only in the eighth grade, you're both a threat and a target. After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mom decides it's time for a change of environment. She takes Marcus and his younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives they don't remember or have never met. But Marcus can't focus knowing that his father--who walked out of their lives ten years ago--is somewhere on the island. So begins Marcus's incredible journey, a series of misadventures that take him all over Puerto Rico in search of his elusive namesake. Marcus doesn't know if he'll ever find his father, but what he ultimately discovers changes his life. And he even learns a bit of Spanish along the way.

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  • Title Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
  • Author Pablo Cartaya
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking Books for Young Readers
  • Date 2018-08-21
  • ISBN 9781101997260 / 1101997265
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.7 x 1 in (21.08 x 14.48 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • Reading level 580
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Schools, Middle schools
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017052895
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2018, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2018, Page 77
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2019, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2018, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/09/2018, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2018, Page 74
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 08/01/2018, Page 0

About the author

Pablo Cartaya's novels explore identity, place, and the spaces in between. His debut novel about a boy standing up for his community, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, received three starred reviews and is a 2018 Pura Belpr Author Honor Book. When Pablo isn't writing, he's spending time with his family or dreaming of his next visit to Puerto Rico. Learn more about Pablo at pablocartaya.com and follow him on Twitter @phcartaya.
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