'They call her Fregona' reflects on life on the U.S.-Mexico border

Posted by Aldo Pusey on Saturday, February 10, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Bowles about his new novel-in-verse for young people, "They Call Her Fregona." It's the story of eighth-graders who live along the Texas-Mexico border.

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