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Marcus Vega doesn't speak Spanish / Pablo Cartaya.

Cartaya, Pablo, (author.).

Summary:

After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his younger brother, who has Down syndrome, to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they do not remember or have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago and is somewhere on the island.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781101997284
  • ISBN: 9781101997260
  • ISBN: 1101997265
  • ISBN: 1101997281
  • ISBN: 9781725421769
  • ISBN: 1725421763
  • Physical Description: 249 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, [2018]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
HL580L Lexile
HL580L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.9 6 196042.
Subject:
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Puerto Ricans > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Down syndrome > Juvenile fiction.
People with mental disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Middle schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Puerto Rico > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 167 of 220 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 5 current holds with 220 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Madison Main Library J FIC CAR (Text) 30229101198744 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library YA FIC Cartaya (Text) 31010000715120 Juvenile Fiction Battle of the Book Checked out 08/12/2026
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library J CARTAYA (Text) 39493108360407 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Albertson Community Library JFIC CAR (Text) 30372101841820 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library J Cartaya (Text) 34269001273946 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 07/13/2026
Alleghany Public Library JF CARTAYA Battle (Text) 30664100349353 Young Adult Fiction Battle of the Book Available -
Angier Public Library J PBK F Car (Text) 33632002713007 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/13/2026
Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library JF CARTAYA (Text) 34510800108522 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/17/2026
Ashe County Public Library J CAR (Text) 50503011151927 Juvenile Fiction On holds shelf -
Ashe County Public Library J CAR (Text) 50503300344613 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/25/2026