02727cam a2200457 i 4500 547480681 TxAuBib 20220131120000.0 210121s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781536207118 hardcover $17.99 153620711X hardcover $17.99 (OCoLC)1232148851 TxAuBib rda Neri, Greg,. Polo cowboy / a novel by G. Neri ; illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021. ©2021. 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Ghetto cowboy, 2 "By the creators of Ghetto Cowboy.". "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. 10-14 years. Grades 5-9. Accelerated Reader 4.1 7.0. 20220307. 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. Watson, Jesse Joshua,. Ghetto cowboy, 2.