| The Cat King of Havana Contributor(s): Crosshill, Tom (Author), Nolting, Mia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0062422839 ISBN-13: 9780062422835 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016931710 |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 184178 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lolcats. Salsa dancing. Unrequited love. Tom Crosshill's smart and witty debut teen novel treads a colorful coming-of-age journey from New York City to Havana that will appeal to fans of books by Matthew Quick and Junot D az. When Rick Guti rrez--known as That Cat Guy at school--gets dumped on his sixteenth birthday for uploading cat videos from his bedroom instead of experiencing the real world, he realizes it's time for a change. So Rick joins a salsa class . . . because of a girl, of course. Ana Cabrera is smart, friendly, and smooth on the dance floor. He might be half Cuban, but Rick dances like a drunk hippo. Desperate to impress Ana, he invites her to spend the summer in Havana. The official reason: learning to dance. The hidden agenda: romance under the palm trees. Except Cuba isn't all sun, salsa, and music. As Rick and Ana meet his family and investigate the reason why his mother left Cuba decades ago, they learn that politics isn't just something that happens to other people. And when they find romance, it's got sharp edges. |