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Polo cowboy : a novel

Title

Polo cowboy : a novel / by G. Neri ; illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson.

Author

Neri, Greg

Publication

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.
©2021

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Additional Authors

Watson, Jesse Joshua

Description

278 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

"When Cole moves in with his dad, Harp, he thinks life will be sweet--just him and his horse, Boo, hanging out with Philadelphia's urban cowboys. But when Harp says he has to get a job, Cole winds up as a stable hand for the polo team at George Washington Military Academy, where the players are rich, white, and stuck-up--all except Ruthie, the team's first and only girl, who's determined to show the others she can beat them at their own game. As Cole and Ruthie become friends--and maybe more--he starts imagining his future, maybe even at the academy. But between long workdays, arrogant polo players, and a cousin trying to pull Cole into his dangerous business, that future seems remote. Will Cole find the courage to stand and be seen in a world determined to keep him out? With striking illustrations by Jesse Joshua Watson, celebrated author G. Neri's novel weaves themes of tenacity and community into a rousing sports story inspired by Philadelphia's real-life urban cowboys and polo players. How does a Black kid from North Philly wind up playing polo? The much-anticipated sequel to Ghetto Cowboy, now a major motion picture starring Idris Elba and Stranger Things's Caleb McLaughlin."--

Subject

Genre/Form

Fiction.
Juvenile works.

Note

"By the creators of Ghetto Cowboy."--Dust jacket.

Audience (note)

Ages 10-14.
Grades 5-9.

Call Number

Sc D 22-105

ISBN

9781536207118
153620711X

OCLC

1232148851

Author

Neri, Greg, author.

Title

Polo cowboy : a novel / by G. Neri ; illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson.

Publisher

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.

Copyright Date

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Audience

Ages 10-14.

Grades 5-9.

Local Note

Schomburg copy with dust jacket.

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Watson, Jesse Joshua, illustrator.

Research Call Number

Sc D 22-105

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