Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
by Pablo Cartaya
23 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Disability
Year Published 2018
Word Count 46,184
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 196042
- 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
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Pablo Cartaya about Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Pablo Cartaya
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Pablo Cartaya
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Pablo Cartaya
Created by Steve Sheinkin
Interview with Pablo Cartaya
Created by ReadMore Podcast
Interview with Pablo Cartaya
Created by MG Book Village
Interview with Pablo Cartaya
Created by Miami Dade College TV
Interview with Pablo Cartaya
Created by Colby Sharp
Interview with Pablo Cartaya
Created by Colby Sharp
Interview with Pablo Cartaya
Created by Literary Hub
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Pablo Cartaya
Created by Los Angeles Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Guide from Young Hoosier Book Award
Created by Young Hoosier Book Award
Discussion Guide from Random House Teachers & Librarians
Created by Random House Teachers & Librarians
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Pablo Cartaya
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 5
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2018
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