They call her Fregona : a border kid's poems / David Bowles.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: Thirteen-year-old Güero stands by and supports his first girlfriend, Joanna, after the sudden deportation of her father.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "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.
    • Notes:
      A companion to the Pura Belpré Honor book "They Call Me Güero"
      Ages 10 up Kokila.
      Grades 7-9. Kokila.
      1 22
    • ISBN:
      9780593462577
      0593462572
    • Accession Number:
      2022023859
    • Accession Number:
      1335764316
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1141230