They call me Güero : a border kid's poems
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Published
El Paso, Texas : Cinco Puntos Press, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
111 pages ; 23 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile Measure
850L
Status
Park Co. Library - Meeteetse - Juvenile Nonfiction
J 811.6 BOWLES
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J 811.6 BOWLES
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Published
El Paso, Texas : Cinco Puntos Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.1, 2 Points
Level 5.1, 2 Points
Lexile Measure
850
Notes
General Note
""Border Kid" first appeared in Here We Go: a Poetry Friday Power Book (Princeton, NJ: Pometo Books, 2017), edited by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong. It was then reprinted in the Journal of Children's Literature, 43(1), p. 16, 2017."
Summary
Twelve-year-old Güero, a red-headed, freckled Mexican American border kid, discovers the joy of writing poetry, thanks to his seventh grade English teacher.
Summary
In Spanish, "Güero" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo. Butr make no mistake: our red-headed, freckled hero is pure mexicano, like Canelo Álvarez, the Mexican boxer. Güero is also a nerd - reader, gamer, musician - who runs with a squad of misfits like him, Los Bobbys. Sure, they get in trouble like anybody else, and like other middle-school boys, they discover girls. Watch out for Joanna! She's tough as nails. But trusting in his family's traditions, his accordion and his bookworm squad, he faces seventh grade with book smarts and a big heart. Life is tough for a border kid, but Güero has figured out how to cope. He writes poetry. -- From back cover.
Reading Level
850L,Lexile
Reading Level
Accelerated reader,5.1
Awards
ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
Awards
Claudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry, 2019
Awards
Jean Flynn Award for Best Middle Grade Book, 2018
Awards
NCTE Notable Verse Novel, 2019
Awards
Pura Belpré Author Honor, 2019
Awards
School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018
Awards
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, 2019
Awards
Walter Honor, Younger Readers Category, 2019
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bowles, D. (2018). They call me Güero: a border kid's poems (First edition.). Cinco Puntos Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bowles, David. 2018. They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems. Cinco Puntos Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bowles, David. They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems Cinco Puntos Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bowles, David. They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems First edition., Cinco Puntos Press, 2018.
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