Middle Grade
2 books, newest first
They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems2022 · Contemporary
In this companion to They Call Me Güero, Güero's first romance with Joanna deepens through seventh grade, until her father is detained in an ICE raid and Güero helps rally their border community to protest.
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems2018 · Contemporary
NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2019Pura Belpré Author Honor 2019Walter Dean Myers Honor 2019Claudia Lewis Award 2019ALSC Notable Children's Book 2019
Twelve-year-old Güero, a red-headed Mexican American border kid, navigates seventh grade, friendship, family, and his love of books and music along the Rio Grande.