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Film, Video 2022 National Book Festival: Tough with a Gooey Center: Kids Who Learn to Be Themselves with David Bowles and Jennifer Ziegler

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Title

  • 2022 National Book Festival: Tough with a Gooey Center: Kids Who Learn to Be Themselves with David Bowles and Jennifer Ziegler

Summary

  • Entering middle school often means putting on a mask and powering through the rough years. David Bowles' "They Call Her Fregona" continues the story in "They Call Me Güero," capturing a bittersweet romance as Güero finds the softness behind Fregona's tough exterior. Jennifer Ziegler's "Worser" follows William, an awkward middle schooler adapting to a new life after his mom's stroke. Moderated by Dani Thurber.

Event Date

  • September 03, 2022

Running Time

  • 37 minutes 11 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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National Book Festival: Tough with a Gooey Center: Kids Who Learn to Be Themselves with David Bowles and Jennifer Ziegler. 2022. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10612/.

APA citation style:

(2022) National Book Festival: Tough with a Gooey Center: Kids Who Learn to Be Themselves with David Bowles and Jennifer Ziegler. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10612/.

MLA citation style:

National Book Festival: Tough with a Gooey Center: Kids Who Learn to Be Themselves with David Bowles and Jennifer Ziegler. 2022. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10612/>.