They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems

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Synopsis
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.

Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
256 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780593462591
Related ISBNs:
9780593462577
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
David Bowles
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Poetry, Literature and Fiction
Reading Age:
10 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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