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Polo Cowboy
by , Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

    Publication Date: Oct 12, 2021
    List Price: $17.99
    Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
    Classification: Fiction
    Target Age Group: Middle Grade
    ISBN13: 9781536207118
    Imprint: Candlewick Press
    Publisher: Candlewick Press
    Parent Company: Candlewick Press

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    Description of Polo Cowboy by G. Neri

    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.




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