Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
by Pablo Cartaya
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 46,184
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196042, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- People with mental disabilities
- Puerto Rico
- Schools
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
- Down syndrome
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Down syndrome--Fiction
- Middle schools--Fiction
- Puerto Rico--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues)
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Middle schools
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Schools--Fiction
- People with mental disabilities--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Special Needs
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Puerto Ricans--United States--Fiction
- United States
- Families
- Pennsylvania
- Families--Fiction
- Puerto Ricans
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- Author-Fan Face-off
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Pablo Cartaya about Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Pablo Cartaya
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Guide from Young Hoosier Book Award
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Discussion Guide from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Book Readings 1
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Pablo Cartaya
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Book Trailers 1
Book Talk from Fairfax Network - Fairfax County Public Schools
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 5
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2018
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
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