{"product_id":"they-call-me-guero-book-david-bowles-9781947627062","title":"They Call Me Guero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePura Belpr  Author Honor Book, 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Award Honor Book, 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry, Bank Street 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNCTE 2019 Notable Verse Novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom s Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIL Jean Flynn Award for Best Middle Grade Book 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkipping Stones Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e mericas Award, Commended Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal's 2018 Best Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelf Awareness 2018 Best Children's \u0026amp; Teen Books of the Year, Middle Grade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwelve-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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Spanish, G ero is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo. But make no mistake: our red-headed, freckled hero is puro mexicano, like Canelo  lvarez, the Mexican boxer. G ero 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut 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 G ero has figured out how to cope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe writes poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Spanish, G ero is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo. But make no mistake: our red-headed, freckled hero is puro mexicano, like Canelo  lvarez, the Mexican boxer. G ero 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut 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 G ero has figured out how to cope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe writes poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49772932530449,"sku":"CIN1947627066G","price":4.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50243080847633,"sku":"CIN1947627066VG","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1947627066.jpg?v=1750997724","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/they-call-me-guero-book-david-bowles-9781947627062","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}