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  • Polo Cowboy (Ghetto Cowboy #2)

Polo Cowboy
(Ghetto Cowboy #2)

Author
Illustrator
Jesse Joshua Watson
Publication Date
October 10, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  6th − 8th
Language
English
Polo Cowboy (Ghetto Cowboy #2)

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Description

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.

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.

Publication date
October 10, 2023
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781536233070
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Series
Ghetto Cowboy
BISAC categories
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV002130 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Horses
JUV032090 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Equestrian

Kirkus

A skillful sequel that adds new layers to a coming-of-age story.
G Neri
G. Neri is a Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor winner whose many books for young readers include Hello, I'm Johnny Cash, illustrated by A.G. Ford; When Paul Met Artie, illustrated by David Litchfield; and Ghetto Cowboy and Polo Cowboy, both illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. His books have been translated into multiple languages in more than twenty-five countries. He lives with his family on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Elizabeth Haidle is the creative director for Illustoria magazine and the illustrator of several books for young readers, including The Girl Who Named Pluto, written by Alice B. McGinty. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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