They Call Me Güero

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A Border Kid's Poems

David Bowles

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Kokila
24 August 2021

Poetry (Children's&YA); General fiction (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues

An award-winning novel in verse about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growing up on the border the only way that feels right-through poetry.

An award-winning novel in verse about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growing up on the border the only way that feels right-through poetry.

They call him G ero because of his red hair, pale skin, and freckles. Sometimes people only go off of what they see. Like the Mexican boxer Canelo

lvarez, twelve-year-old G ero is puro mexicano. He feels at home on both sides of the river, speaking Spanish or English. G ero is also a reader, gamer, and musician who runs with a squad of misfits called Los Bobbys. Together, they joke around and talk about their expanding world, which now includes girls. (Don't cross Joanna-she's tough as nails.)

G ero faces the start of seventh grade with heart and smarts, his family's traditions, and his trusty accordion. And when life gets tough for this Mexican American border kid, he knows what to do- He writes poetry.

Honoring multiple poetic traditions, They Call Me G ero is a classic in the making and the recipient of a Pura Belpre Honor, a Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, a Claudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry, and a Walter Dean Myers Honor.

By: David Bowles
Imprint: Kokila
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 88g
ISBN: 9780593462553
ISBN 10: 0593462556
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 24 August 2021
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

DAVID BOWLES grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at UTRGV. He's the author of several award-winning titles, including 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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