At a glance
- Published
- 2022
- Publisher
- Kokila
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- Section
- Middle Grade
They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems
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.
Themes
Mood
Feels reflective, hopeful, challenging.
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