Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music /

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 fo...

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Main Authors: Engle, Margarita
Group Author: López, Rafael, 1961
Published: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
Publisher Address: Boston, MA :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: 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.
Carrier Form: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Awards: Charlotte Zolotow Award, 2016
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner, 2016
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical reference (page 39).
ISBN: 9780544102293
0544102290
Index Number: PZ7
CLC: I712.84
Call Number: I712.84/E582-1