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Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
- Narrated by: Pablo Cartaya
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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Publisher's summary
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 10 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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By: Aisha Saeed
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Merci Suárez Changes Gears
- Merci Suárez, Book 1
- By: Meg Medina
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don’t have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition.
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The speed of voice is too fast
- By Amazon Customer on 01-19-20
By: Meg Medina
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Maya and the Robot
- By: Eve L. Ewing
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Maya's nervous about fifth grade. She tries to keep calm by reminding herself she knows what to expect. But then she learns that this year won't be anything like the last. For the first time since kindergarten, her best friends Jada and MJ are placed in a different class without her, and introverted Maya has trouble making new friends. She tries to put on a brave face since they are in fifth grade now, but Maya is nervous! Just when too much seems to be changing, she finds a robot named Ralph in the back of Mr. Mac's convenience store closet.
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Too much “adult storyline”
- By Christina Williams on 04-02-24
By: Eve L. Ewing
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Efren Divided
- By: Ernesto Cisneros
- Narrated by: Anthony Rey Perez
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Efrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman - or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía feel safe and loved. But Efrén worries about his parents; although he's American-born, his parents are undocumented. His worst nightmare comes true one day when Amá doesn't return from work and is deported across the border to Tijuana, México.
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Immigrants' True Story!
- By Anonymous User on 08-22-20
By: Ernesto Cisneros
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Other Words for Home
- By: Jasmine Warga
- Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US - and her new label of “Middle Eastern”, an identity she’s never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises.
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Great story for students!
- By Anonymous User on 12-10-19
By: Jasmine Warga
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington
- By: Janae Marks
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t heard from until his letter arrived on her 12th birthday, and who’s been in prison for a terrible crime? A crime he says he never committed. Could Marcus really be innocent? Zoe is determined to uncover the truth. Even if it means hiding his letters and her investigation from the rest of her family. Everyone else thinks Zoe’s worrying about doing a good job at her bakery internship
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Don't judge based on rumors
- By Reign_awakening on 05-23-20
By: Janae Marks
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The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
- By: Adrianna Cuevas
- Narrated by: Anthony Rey Perez
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad. When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother after his dad’s latest deployment, Nestor plans to lay low. He definitely doesn’t want anyone to find out his deepest secret: that he can talk to animals. But when the animals in his new town start disappearing, Nestor's grandmother becomes the prime suspect.
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Great character!
- By Steena on 02-17-24
By: Adrianna Cuevas
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Hands
- By: Torrey Maldonado
- Narrated by: Torrey Maldonado
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Trev would do anything to protect his mom and sisters, especially from his stepdad. But his stepdad’s return stresses Trev—because when he left, he threatened Trev’s mom. Rather than live scared, Trev takes matters into his own hands, literally. He starts learning to box to handle his stepdad. But everyone isn’t a fan of his plan, because Trev’s a talented artist, and his hands could actually help him build a better future.
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painful narration
- By Traci Brookshire on 08-25-24
By: Torrey Maldonado
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Each Tiny Spark
- By: Pablo Cartaya
- Narrated by: Pablo Cartaya
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Emilia Torres has a wandering mind. It's hard for her to follow along at school, and sometimes she forgets to do what her mom or abuela asks. But she remembers what matters: a time when her family was whole and home made sense. When Dad returns from deployment, Emilia expects that her life will get back to normal. Instead, it unravels. Dad shuts himself in the back stall of their family's auto shop to work on an old car. Emilia peeks in on him daily, mesmerized by his welder. One day, Dad calls Emilia over.
By: Pablo Cartaya
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Lety Out Loud
- By: Angela Cervantes
- Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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Lety Muñoz's first language is Spanish, and she likes to take her time putting her words together. She loves volunteering at the animal shelter because the dogs and cats there don't care if she can't always find the right words. When the shelter needs a volunteer to write animal profiles, Lety jumps at the chance. But classmate Hunter also wants to write profiles—so he devises a competition to determine the official shelter scribe. Whoever gets their animals adopted the fastest wins.
By: Angela Cervantes
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Falling Short
- By: Ernesto Cisneros
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon, Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
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Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won’t change things at home—not without each other’s help. This year, star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac’s parents from arguing all the time. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father’s approval by earning a spot on the school’s basketball team. But will their friendship and support for each other be enough to keep the two boys from falling short?
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Great characters!
- By Steven S. on 06-22-24
By: Ernesto Cisneros
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Santiago's Road Home
- By: Alexandra Diaz
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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The coins in Santiago’s hand are meant for the bus fare back to his abusive abuela’s house. Except he refuses to return; he won’t be missed. His future is uncertain until he meets the kind, maternal María Dolores and her young daughter, Alegría, who help Santiago decide what comes next: He will accompany them to el otro lado, the United States of America. They embark with little, just backpacks with water and a bit of food. To travel together will require trust from all parties, and Santiago is used to going it alone.
By: Alexandra Diaz
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- Anonymous User
- 08-29-24
Enjoyable
I only read this because it was a school project but honestly this is a good book and i would read this in my free time.
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- Amy R. Johns
- 11-23-20
Very good book
5 stars awesome book once you start reading you can’t stop. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.
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- Damian
- 08-22-21
Great Adolescent Read
I used this book with my 7th grade class. They not only loved hearing about the different places in the book but were able to relate to the characters. Pablo Cartaya does a great job with his balance of humor, depth of feeling/complexity and struggle, and real world situations. I'm glad I found this book, as were my students.
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- Jodi Miller
- 03-12-19
:D
I was excited to read this book because i read The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora! Ty audible!
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- Stella Gutierrez
- 12-10-18
Finding Home
MarcusVega Doesn’t Speak Spanish captures the heart and soul of the Puerto Rican people through the eyes of a kid who needed to find the beauty in his own heart and soul. I loved this book!
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- Tigerlily
- 01-22-24
Unusual
It's typically a terrible performance when authors read their own books; this is the exception. The performance was spot on and this coming-of-age story was interesting, believable and uplifting without being sappy. 
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