A companion to the Pura Belpré Honor book They Call Me Güero.
“You can be my boyfriend.” It only takes five words to change Güero’s life at the end of seventh grade. The summer becomes extra busy as he learns to balance new band practice with his old crew, Los Bobbys, and being Joanna Padilla’s boyfriend. They call her “fregona” because she’s tough, always sticking up for her family and keeping the school bullyin check. But Güero sees her softness. Together they cook dollar-store spaghetti and holdhands in the orange grove, learning more about themselves and each other than they could have imagined. But when they start eighth grade, Joanna faces a tragedy that requires Güero to reconsider what it means to show up for someone you love.
Honoring multiple poetic traditions, They Call Her Fregona is a bittersweet first-love story inverse and the highly anticipated follow-up to They Call Me Güero.
Title alpha Le dicen Fregona: Poemas de un chavo de la frontera (They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems)
Category Spanish Middle
Pages Count 144
Topics Dating. Deportation. First loves. Mexicans. Mexican Americans. Emigration and immigration. Spanish language materials.
Trim Size 8" x 5 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language Spanish
Rights type Print
Publication date 2023-01-23
JLG Release Date Jun 2023
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Spanish Middle (Grades 5-8)
Spanish Middle
Spanish Middle (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
This collection provides a mix of fiction and nonfiction, offering authentic Spanish-language literature and translations of popular books. Perfect for building fluency and deepening engagement with Spanish texts.