They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
by David Bowles • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 11,369
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 850L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 503683, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Middle school boys
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Poetry--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Poetry
- Novels in verse
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
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Meet-the-Author Recording with David Bowles about They Call Me Güero
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Audio Name Pronunciation with David Bowles
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 9
![Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024](/images/list_image/4716.jpg.pagespeed.ce.kjftW_yWKh.jpg)
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2019
![Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024](/images/awards/58.jpg)
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024
Honor, 2019
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
![Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024](/images/awards/87.jpeg.pagespeed.ce.z2q80ZPC2h.jpg)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2019
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2019
![Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024](/images/awards/4.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Y0zxzF3nD9.jpg)
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2019
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
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