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Author:

Neri, Greg, author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
Horses--Juvenile fiction.
Polo--Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life--Juvenile fiction.
City and town life--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Juvenile fiction.

Other Authors:

Watson, Jesse Joshua, illustrator.

Notes:

"By the creators of Ghetto Cowboy."

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."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

153620711X
9781536207118

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1232148851

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

CUPC586 -- Columbus Junction Public Library (Columbus Junction)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

BLPC611 -- Earlham Public Library (Earlham)

XCPB737 -- Lied Public Library-Essex (Essex)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

VPPC384 -- Kling Memorial Library (Grundy Center)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

ZUPD675 -- Onawa Public Library (Onawa)

CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)