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Can I read They Call Her Fregona : A Border Kid's Poems on EtoBox?
They Call Her Fregona : A Border Kid's Poems by David Bowles is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is They Call Her Fregona : A Border Kid's Poems about?
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 h
Who reads They Call Her Fregona : A Border Kid's Poems?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- David Bowles
- Publisher
- Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780593462591
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Juvenile Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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