They Call Her Fregona

A Border Kid's Poems

David Bowles

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Kokila
06 September 2022

Early learning: rhyming & wordplay books; Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; People & places (Children's&YA)

"""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 more about themselves and each other than they could have imagined. But when they start eighth grade, Joanna faces a tragedy that requires G ero 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 G ero.

A companion to the Pura Belpre Honor book They Call Me G ero

""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 more about themselves and each other than they could have imagined. But when they start eighth grade, Joanna faces a tragedy that requires G ero 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 G ero."

By: David Bowles
Imprint: Kokila
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 374g
ISBN: 9780593462577
ISBN 10: 0593462572
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 06 September 2022
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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. You can find him online at davidbowles.us and @DavidOBowles on most social media platforms.

Reviews for They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems

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 ★ “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