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They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems

They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems - Hardcover

by David Bowles
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Availability:In StockContributor:David BowlesAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2022-09-06Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:KokilaISBN-13:9780593462577ISBN-10:593462572UPC:9780593462577Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Stories in Verse, Social ThemesBook Topic:United States, Emigration & ImmigrationSize:8.30 x 5.40 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCQ4QGV5Q3
A companion to the Pura Belpré Honor book They Call Me Güero

"You can be my boyfriend." It only takes five words to change Güero's life at the end of seventh grade. The summer becomes extra busy as he learns to balance new band practice with his old crew, Los Bobbys, and being Joanna Padilla's boyfriend. They call her "fregona" because she's tough, always sticking up for her family and keeping the school bully in check. But Güero sees her softness. Together they cook dollar-store spaghetti and hold hands in the orange grove, learning more about themselves and each other than they could have imagined. But when they start eighth grade, Joanna faces a tragedy that requires Güero to reconsider what it means to show up for someone you love.

Honoring multiple poetic traditions, They Call Her Fregona is a bittersweet first-love story in verse and the highly anticipated follow-up to They Call Me Güero.
Language:EnglishPublisher:KokilaISBN-13:9780593462577ISBN-10:593462572UPC:9780593462577Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Stories in Verse, Social ThemesBook Topic:United States, Emigration & ImmigrationSize:8.30 x 5.40 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCQ4QGV5Q3
DAVID BOWLES grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He's the author of several award-winning titles, including They Call Me Güero, The Smoking Mirror, the 13th Street series, and Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico. His picture book debut, My Two Border Towns, is available in English and Spanish. In 2020, David co-founded #DignidadLiteraria, a grassroots activist hashtag and movement dedicated to promoting equity for Latinx people in publishing. You can find him online at davidbowles.us and @DavidOBowles on most social media platforms.

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