They Call Me G?ero: A Border Kid's Poems

by David Bowles

Book Overview

Bluebonnet Award Master List 2020-2021
Pura Belpr Author Honor Book, 2019
ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
Walter Award Honor Book, 2019

Twelve-year-old G ero is Mexican American, at home with Spanish or English and on both sides of the river. He's starting 7th grade with a woke English teacher who knows how to make poetry cool.

In Spanish, "G ero" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo. But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947627074
• ISBN13: 9781947627079
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9