They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems (They Call Me Güero #2)

by David Bowles (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

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.

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David Bowles
David Bowles es un autor y traductor mexicoamericano del sur de Texas. Entre sus múltiples títulos premiados se encuentran Cuentos sagrados de América; Serpiente emplumada, corazón del cielo: mitos de México; Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Maya Poetry; y Noche antigua. David actualmente se desempeña como vicepresidente del Instituto de Letras de Texas.

David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas. Among his multiple award-winning titles are The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas; Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico; Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Maya Poetry; and Ancient Night. David presently serves as the vice-president of the Texas Institute of Letters.

Amanda Mijangos was born in Mexico City, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, and studied illustration in Mexico and Buenos Aires. She has illustrated literature and poetry in books and magazines for people of all ages and gives drawing and illustration workshops for all audiences. Her work has been recognized with awards from countries near and far. This her third book for Levine Querido, following The Sea-Ringed World and Sheep Count Flowers.

Amanda Mijangos nació en la Ciudad de México. Egresada de la Facultad de Arquitectura UNAM, estudió ilustración en México y Buenos Aires. Ha ilustrado libros y revistas para gente lectora de toda edad y da talleres de dibujo e ilustración para todo público. Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de múltiples países. Este es su tercer libro para Levine Querido, después de Cuentos sagrados de América y Las ovejas.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593462577
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Kokila
Publication date
September 20, 2022
Series
They Call Me Güero
BISAC categories
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV039250 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
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