They Call Her Fregona

<b>A companion to the Pura Belpr&#233; Honor book <i>They Call Me G&#252;ero</i></b><br><br>&#147;You can be my boyfriend.&#148; It only takes five words to change G&#252;ero&#146;s life at the end of seventh grade.&#160;The summer becomes extra busy as he learns to balance new band practice with his old crew Los Bobbys and being Joanna Padilla&#146;s boyfriend. They call her &#147;fregona&#148;&#160;because she&#146;s tough always sticking up for her family and keeping the school bully in check. But G&#252;ero sees her softness.&#160;Together they cook dollar-store spaghetti and hold hands 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 G&#252;ero to reconsider what it means to show up for someone you love.<br>&#160;<br>Honoring multiple poetic traditions <i>They Call Her Fregona</i> is a bittersweet first-love story in verse and the highly anticipated follow-up to <i>They Call Me G&#252;ero</i>.