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Abuela, Don't Forget Me

di Rex Ogle

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"Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself"--… (altro)

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Rex Ogle writes about his relationship with his abuela over the course of his life growing up experience. His maternal grandmother has a strained relationship with her daughter, Rex's mother. Rex suffers from abuse and neglect from his mom and frequently finds refuge, love, and support from his grandmother.
This calls out to Free Lunch and Punching Bag, but draws the thread of his grandma's influence throughout his life. He longs to escape his life and circumstances. It's traumatic but the brief snippets are powerful, compelling, and shine a light on the importance of having someone love you and always be in your corner. (

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ewyatt | Jan 24, 2024 |

Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo. The author's poetry reflects on a childhood of physical and emotional abuse at his mother's hands, but what saved him was the unwavering love and support of his Abuela. Frustratingly, Abuela seemed unable to control her daughter's behavior but perhaps that is why she made sure to always be there for Rex. You don't need to have read "Free Lunch" to appreciate this, but if you have, it makes this work all the more poignant. An important book that shows readers that having at least one person on their side can make all the difference in a difficult life. (

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Salsabrarian | Jan 14, 2023 |

A beautiful tribute to the one person in his life that accepted him for who he was and would become. The only way Rex can escape the abuse of his mother, Steph father and father is by staying with his Abuela. As the years go by, she may be losing a bit of herself, however she still knows how important and how much she loves her grandson. This novel in verse tells the story of one woman who gives so much of her heart, without ever expecting anything in retutn. This was an amazing follow up to Rex’s two previous books, Punching Bag and Free Lunch. (

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Z_Brarian | Dec 12, 2022 |

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Children's Literature Council of Southern California Awards (Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry – 2023)

Dogwood Readers Award (Grades 9-12 – 2023)

Reading the West Book Award (Vincitore – Giovani adulti – 2023)

Three Stars Book Award (Candidato – High School – 2024)

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction (Finalista – 2023)

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MISelf in Books (High School – 2023)

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"Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself"--

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