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 .
And he even learns a bit of Spanish along the way..
Marcus doesn\'t know if he\'ll ever find his father, but what he ultimately discovers changes his life.
So begins Marcus\'s incredible journey, a series of misadventures that take him all over Puerto Rico in search of his elusive namesake.
But Marcus can\'t focus knowing that his father--who walked out of their lives ten years ago--is somewhere on the island.
She takes Marcus and his younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives they don\'t remember or have never met.
After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus\'s mom decides it\'s time for a change of environment.
When you look like this and you\'re only in the eighth grade, you\'re both a threat and a target.
Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 pounds, and the owner of a premature mustache.
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