![]() He’s just a boy being a boy doing stupid stuff boys do, hanging with his friends, enjoying school and spending time with his family. ![]() I think what I like most about They Call Me Güero is that it’s not a book about a young boy who’s too good or too bad, who’s trying to save the world or even find his place in it. Honoring multiple poetic traditions, They Call Me Güero is a classic in the making and the recipient of a Pura Belpré Honor, a Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, a Claudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry, and a Walter Dean Myers Honor. And when life gets tough for this Mexican American border kid, he knows what to do: He writes poetry. Güero faces the start of seventh grade with heart and smarts, his family's traditions, and his trusty accordion. (Don't cross Joanna-she's tough as nails.) Together, they joke around and talk about their expanding world, which now includes girls. Güero is also a reader, gamer, and musician who runs with a squad of misfits called Los Bobbys. He feels at home on both sides of the river, speaking Spanish or English. Like the Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, twelve-year-old Güero is puro mexicano. ![]() Sometimes people only go off of what they see. They call him Güero because of his red hair, pale skin, and freckles. ![]() An award-winning novel in verse about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growing up on the border the only way that feels right-through poetry. ![]()
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