They Call Her Fregona
A Border Kid's Poems
$38.58
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2022
Summary
“You can be my boyfriend.” It only takes five words to change G ero’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 G ero sees her softness.
Together they cook dollar-store spaghetti and hold hands in the orange grove, learning mo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593462577 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593462572 |
| Author: | David Bowles |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 148mm x 22mm |
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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 2022A Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award FinalistA 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
About The Author
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 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.
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