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Pablo Cartaya

@pablocartaya.bsky.social

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Author. Speaker. Actor. Code switcher on a mission. Forthcoming: A HERO’S GUIDE TO SUMMER VACATION https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/570365/a-heros-guide-to-summer-vacation-by-pablo-cartaya/

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Melissa Roske @melissaroske.bsky.social · 16d

Author, screenwriter, educator (and Ricky Martin's body double 😀!) @pablocartaya.bsky.social chats with Sibylla Nash about his latest middle-grade novel, A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation, on today's @mixedupfiles.bsky.social. #kidlit #WNDMG #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/wndmg-author...

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Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · Jul 22

🌟 From treasure hunts to survival stories, fantastical odysseys to cross-country road trips, these 75 2025 middle grade books are sure to take readers on an adventure they won't forget! 🌟
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A compilation of 21 book covers of middle grade books being published in 2025. Books featured include Will's Race For Home, Chloe Vega and The Agents of Magic, Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest, Time Lions and The Chrono-Loop, A Hero's Guide To Summer Vacation, At The Edge of Lost, The Treasure of Ocean Parkway, Inside The Park, One Wrong Step, The Bloodstone Thief, The Princess Swap, Asterwood, Vanya and The Wild Hunt, An Encantadora's Guide To Monstros and Magic, Encounter At Owl Rock, Keepers of the Marsh, Maggie and The Story Shadows, Confessions of a Junior Spy, Press 1 For Invasion, Space Chasers and Ivy and Forest Rewrite The World.

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Kbport714 @kbport714.bsky.social · May 29

#bookaday A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation @pablocartaya.bsky.social Great bk abt Gonzalo, who loves drawing on IPad ,and his estranged grandfather, a famous author,taking a road trip to visit friends while they get to know each other.

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Sara Hudson @saraphudson.bsky.social · May 24

@pablocartaya.bsky.social dives into the ways grief can manifest itself through a family. Gonzalo, his abuelo, and his mother are on their separate journeys until the paths combine in a vintage, powder blue Oldsmobile. Layered with Cuban history and fantasy. Really - just a triumph.

Cover of A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation by Pablo Cartaya. Beautiful art by ‪@erickalugo.bsky.social‬ shows three generations of characters and the powder blue Oldsmobile.

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Pablo Cartaya @pablocartaya.bsky.social · May 24

Thank you, Sara!

Pablo Cartaya @pablocartaya.bsky.social · May 15

Oh my gosh, I can’t believe I made the @nytimes.com bestseller list at #5 😭

Pablo Cartaya @pablocartaya.bsky.social · May 15

Oh my gosh, I can’t believe I made the @nytimes.com bestseller list at #5 😭

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · May 6

Happy #BookBirthday to award-winning author @pablocartaya.bsky.social's newest novel, A HERO'S GUIDE TO SUMMER VACATION!

Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather.

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Eileen Anderson @techbrarian.bsky.social · May 2

Author panel with @pablocartaya.bsky.social, Kalynn Brown and @julieberrybooks.bsky.social at #nylassl25! I love hearing from authors, especially NY ones! #TLSky #Skybrarian

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · May 3

★ “Cartaya weaves humor, heartbreak, and a host of literary tropes and techniques into this complex tale of three grieving road trippers.”
—Booklist, starred review

Preorder @pablocartaya.bsky.social 's A HERO'S GUIDE TO SUMMER VACATION

A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation by Pablo Cartaya: 9780451479754 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather. Gonzalo Alberto Sánchez García has never considered...

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Pablo Cartaya @pablocartaya.bsky.social · Apr 17

Amazing to be part of Publisher’s Weekly Summer Reads list!

Pablo Cartaya @pablocartaya.bsky.social · Apr 10

So proud of this one. Come along for the road trip May 6!

Pablo Cartaya @pablocartaya.bsky.social · Jan 31

When I talk about community, @booksandbooks is what I think about. It’s my home away from home. My place to discover new books. To celebrate books being published. To have teas in the cafe with friends. To launch ALL of my books over the years. Thank you for always being there for the community ♥️