They Call Her Fregona
A Border Kid's Poems
$19.83
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2023
Summary
A companion to the Pura Belpre Honor book They Call Me Gero, now in paperback
“You can be my boyfriend.” It only takes five words to change Gero’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 Gero sees her softness.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593462584 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593462580 |
| Author: | David Bowles |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Kokila |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 193g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 10 |
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Critics Review
Praise for They Call Her Fregona
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2022
A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Best Book of 2022
A Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award Finalist
A WASHINGTON DC Three Star Book Award
★ “Sublime.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “An unforgettable companion to They Call Me Güero.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
“Captivating … a linguistic feast.”
—Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon, for Shelf Awareness
David Bowles
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 G ero, 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.
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