Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
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.
Culture/Community: Puerto Rican
Heritage & History: Caribbean Heritage and History, Hispanic Heritage and History
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Bullying
Genre: Fiction
Format: Novel
Audiobook: Yes
Age Level: Middle Grade
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Book Series: Tough Topics: Bullying Books for Middle Grades and YA, Going "Home": Stories for Middle Grades and Young Adults, Puerto Rican Stories: Books for Middle Grades and Young Adults
9781101997260