Don't Date Rosa Santos
286 pages · Released May 4, 2019 · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Violence
LGBTQ+ themes
Substance use
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A note for parents
This is a contemporary YA romance centered on a Cuban-American teen navigating family, identity, and first love with magical realism elements. The book emphasizes cultural heritage, family relationships, and self-discovery with warmth and humor. Language is mild and sexual content is kissing/romantic tension without explicit scenes. The emotional complexity around family dysfunction and intergenerational conflict adds some mature themes appropriate for older teens.
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From the publisher
For fans of Gilmore Girls and To All the Boys I've Loved Before, this effervescent love story from debut author Nina Moreno will sweep you away. Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea—at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially if you're a boy with a boat. But Rosa feels more caught than cursed. Caught... For fans of Gilmore Girls and To All the Boys I've Loved Before, this effervescent love story from debut author Nina Moreno will sweep you away. Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea—at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially if you're a boy with a boat. But Rosa feels more caught than cursed. Caught between cultures and choices. Between her abuela, a beloved healer and pillar of their community, and her mother, an artist who crashes in and out of her life like a hurricane. Between Port Coral, the quirky South Florida town they call home, and Cuba, the island her abuela refuses to talk about. As her college decision looms, Rosa collides—literally—with Alex Aquino, the mysterious boy with tattoos of the ocean whose family owns the marina. With her heart, family, and future on the line, can Rosa break a curse and find her place beyond the horizon?
Shelved under
- Young Adult Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Family life, fiction
- Cuban americans, fiction
- Magic, fiction
- Love, fiction
- Ocean, fiction
- Florida, fiction
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ISBN 9781368046114 · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers