{"product_id":"they-call-me-guero-a-border-kids-poems","title":"They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey call him \u003ci\u003eGüero\u003c\/i\u003e because of his red hair, pale skin, and freckles. Sometimes people only go off of what they see. Like the Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, twelve-year-old Güero is puro mexicano. He feels at home on both sides of the river, speaking Spanish or English. Güero is also a reader, gamer, and musician who runs with a squad of misfits called Los Bobbys. Together, they joke around and talk about their expanding world, which now includes girls. (Don't cross Joanna--she's tough as nails.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGüero faces the start of seventh grade with heart and smarts, his family's traditions, and his trusty accordion. And when life gets tough for this Mexican American border kid, he knows what to do: He writes poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHonoring multiple poetic traditions, \u003ci\u003eThey Call Me Güero \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID BOWLES\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at UTRGV. He's the author of several award-winning titles, including \u003ci\u003eThe Smoking Mirror, \u003c\/i\u003e the 13th Street series, and \u003ci\u003eFeathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico.\u003c\/i\u003e His picture book debut, \u003ci\u003eMy Two Border Towns\u003c\/i\u003e, is available in English and Spanish. In 2020, David co-founded #DignidadLiteraria, a grassroots activist hashtag and movement dedicated to promoting equity for Latinx people in publishing. You can find him online at davidbowles.us and @DavidOBowles on most social media platforms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575524692242,"sku":"9780593462553","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_85eb6866-6f95-4f75-807a-ebe67b4e9087.jpg?v=1731983397","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/they-call-me-guero-a-border-kids-poems","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}