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

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.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2022
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Genres: Children's
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698264/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024698264?play=1)