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The heroine s tenacity in the face of naysayers will inspire all dreamers, and the illustrator s smile-inducing cameo on the last page emphasizes the universality of Millo s story...For those looking for more nonfiction titles about female musical powerhouses. A beautiful account of a young girl's bravery and her important contribution toward gender equality in the creative arts. A valuable addition to the growing library of stories about strong Latina women.

A valuable addition to the growing library of stories about strong Latina women.

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Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse books, including the Newbery Honor winner The Surrender Tree, the PEN USA Award winner The Lightning Dreamer, and the verse memoir Enchanted Air, which has won many awards, including the inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award Honor and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award. Her books have also received multiple Pura Belpre Awards and Honors, Americas Awards, Jane Addams Awards and Honors, and more. Adriana Sananes is an award-winning bilingual New York City stage actress, director, and narrator. A recipient of a theatre fellowship from The Princess Grace Foundation, she has recorded more than 150 audiobooks, including Spanish versions of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman, and Pulitzer Prize winner Enrique's Journey, for which she won a Audie for Best Spanish Narration. Rafael Lopez, a four-time recipient of the Pura Belpre Illustrator Medal, grew up in Mexico City where he was immersed in the rich cultural heritage and native color of street life. To build community, Lopez developed a mural style that works like a large scale paint by numbers. He has worked with hundreds of children, families, museums and community members to create murals that often reclaim blighted neighborhoods around the nation.

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