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They call me guero
They call me guero






Life is tough for a border kid, but G ero has figured out how to cope. But trusting in his family's traditions, his accordion and his bookworm squad, he faces seventh grade with book smarts and a big heart.

they call me guero

Watch out for Joanna She's tough as nails. Sure, they get in trouble like anybody else, and like other middle-school boys, they discover girls.

they call me guero

G ero is also a nerd-reader, gamer, musician-who runs with a squad of misfits like him, Los Bobbys. But make no mistake: our red-headed, freckled hero is puro mexicano, like Canelo lvarez, the Mexican boxer. In Spanish, ""G ero"" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo.

they call me guero

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

they call me guero

He's starting 7th grade with a woke English teacher who knows how to make poetry cool.

  • Pura Belpr Author Honor Book, 2019 ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019 Walter Award Honor Book, 2019 Claudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry, Bank Street 2019 NCTE 2019 Notable Verse Novels Tom s Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award TIL Jean Flynn Award for Best Middle Grade Book 2018 Skipping Stones Award mericas Award, Commended Title School Library Journal's 2018 Best Books Shelf Awareness 2018 Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year, Middle Grade Twelve-year-old G ero is Mexican American, at home with Spanish or English and on both sides of the river.







  • They call me guero