Don't Date Rosa Santos

A photo of a dark-haired girl in a yellow dress standing in front of a pink wall.

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, her family, and her future on the line, can Rosa break a curse and find her place beyond the horizon?

Culture/Community: Cuban / Cuban American
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Love and Romance
Genre: Fiction
Format: Novel
Audiobook: No
Age Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
9781368040860