They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems

They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's PoemsA companion to the Pura Belpr Honor book They Call Me Gero You can be my boyfriend. It only takes five words to change Geros 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 Padillas boyfriend. They call her fregona because shes tough, always sticking up for her family and keeping the school bully in check. But Gero sees her softness. Together they

A new girl

This timely story not only gives readers a fun introduction to the American electoral system but also teaches the value of hard work

Featuring a Foreword by Pharrell

”—CrimeReads

George Crespo honors his Puerto Rican grandfather and his Taino ancestors

teaches kids how to look inside themselves to find self-acceptance and the confidence to achieve any goal

the world has no problem telling her that she's no Wonder Woman

but no longer who they once were to us

young Elizabeth teaches herself to play guitar left-handed on a borrowed instrument

As Jericho becomes increasingly uneasy

Cooper Dale wrestles with what it means to “shine” for a black girl in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh

with art by Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole Miles