{"product_id":"marcus-vega-doesnt-speak-spanish-9781101997284","title":"Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne boy's search for his father leads him to Puerto Rico in this moving-middle grade novel, for fans of \u003ci\u003eGhost \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSee You in the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarcus 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pablo Cartaya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Young Readers Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101997284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e196042 \/ Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148362281005,"sku":"9781101997284","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_820051da-2f05-42f3-b01f-67df72a059b7.jpg?v=1757221936","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/marcus-vega-doesnt-speak-spanish-9781101997284","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}