Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish

by Pablo Cartaya

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101997281
• ISBN13: 9781101997284
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent Middle School Read

A well-written journey from boyhood to young adult. Spot on with middle school emotions and logic.