They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems -- David Bowles, Hardcover

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.

Author: David Bowles
Publisher: Kokila
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780593462577
Age Range: 10-UP

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2022
School Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 108