Engle, Margarita.

Drum dream girl how one girl's courage changed music poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Rafael López - 2015 - 1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 26 cm

Includes bibliographical reference (page 39)

Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 2016 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner, 2016

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