Drum Dream Girl

How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

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Author:

Engle, Margarita

Illustrator:

López, Rafael
López, Rafael

ISBN:

978-0-544-10229-3

Publication Date:

Mar 2015

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

Clarion Books

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $19.99

Book Description:

In this acclaimed picture book bursting with vibrance and rhythm, a girl dreams of playing the drums in 1930s Cuba, when the music-filled island had a taboo against female drummers.

Book Details

Pages:	48
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Fiction / General Juvenile Fiction / Stories In Verse Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Dating & Relationships Juvenile Fiction / Places / Caribbean & Latin America Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Music
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	8 x 10 x 0.38 Inches
Book Weight:	0.87 Pounds

Author Biography

Engle, Margarita (Author)

Margarita Engle is a Cuban-American poet and novelist. Her books include The Wild Book, Tropical Secrets, The Firefly Letters, The Lightning Dreamer, When You Wander, Mountain Dog, and Silver People. She has received several awards including the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Américas Award, and the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award for The Surrender Tree and the Pura Belpré Award and the Américas Award for The Poet Slave of Cuba.

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