Pero cuando comienzan el octavo grado, Joanna enfrenta una tragedia que obliga al Güero a reconsiderar lo que significa apoyar y estar presente para la persona a quien amas. Juntos cocinan espaguetis baratos y se toman de la mano en el campo de naranjos, mientras van conociéndose más y más a ellos mismos y también al otro, más de lo que podrían haber imaginado. La llaman "fregona" porque es fuerte, siempre defiende a su familia y mantiene a raya al bully de la escuela. El verano se torna más ocupado a medida que aprende a equilibrar su tiempo entre las nuevas prácticas con su antiguo grupo, Los Bobbys, y ser el novio de Joanna Padilla. Sólo se necesitan esas cuatro palabras para cambiar la vida de Güero al terminar séptimo grado. Libro ganador del premio Junior Library Guild Gold Selection 2023 "Puedes ser mi novio".
But when they start eighth grade, Joanna faces a tragedy that requires Gèuero to reconsider what it means to show up for someone you love.īook Synopsis Un libro que acompaña a Me dicen Güero, libro de Honor del Premio Pura Belpré. 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. They call her "fregona" because she's tough, always sticking up for her family and keeping the school bully in check. 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. Honoring multiple poetic traditions, They Call Me Güero is a classic in the making and the recipient of a Pura Belpré Honor, a Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, a Claudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry, and a Walter Dean Myers Honor.About the Book "You can be my boyfriend." It only takes five words to change Gèuero's life at the end of seventh grade. And when life gets tough for this Mexican American border kid, he knows what to do: He writes poetry. Güero faces the start of seventh grade with heart and smarts, his family’s traditions, and his trusty accordion. (Don’t cross Joanna - she's tough as nails.) Together, they joke around and talk about their expanding world, which now includes girls.
Güero is also a reader, gamer, and musician who runs with a squad of misfits called Los Bobbys. He feels at home on both sides of the river, speaking Spanish or English. Like the Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, 12-year-old Güero is puro mexicano. Sometimes people only go off of what they see. They call him Güero because of his red hair, pale skin, and freckles.
An award-winning novel in verse about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growing up on the border the only way that feels right - through poetry.
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