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Mighty Little Girls
Picture Book Biographies for Hispanic Heritage Month
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Mighty Little Girls
Picture Book Biographies for Hispanic Heritage Month
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Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's 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.
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Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in this big-hearted middle grade novel. Not to be missed by fans of Raina Telgemeier's Drama and Tim Federle's Better Nate Than Ever ! Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It's the only time she doesn't feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming...
4) Unraveled
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Free-spirited and fiercely independent, Maybe Dolan, a hair stylist and drummer in a punk rock band, meets her match in Alexsei Petrov, who pushes her to her limits to get what he wants--her.
6) Road rash
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"When teen drummer, Zach, signed up to spend the summer on tour with a rock band, he didn't realize the stairway to heaven was such a bumpy ride"--
11) Skeleton cat
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Emerging from his grave, a skeleton cat learns about auditions to be a drummer in a band and, despite the discouragement of his fellow phantoms and trouble along the way, he fulfills his dream of nine lifetimes.
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Superstar drummer Carl Palmer has been a member of some of rock and roll's most popular bands. From his early years in The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, and Atomic Rooster; through his legendary association with platinum superstar bands, Emerson Lake & Palmer and ASIA; and behind the drumkit of his own popular solo band; Carl Palmer remains one of the greatest rock drummers of all time. Viewers will see Palmer performing his most legendary drum solos,...
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"The band feels great after Septemberfest, and they've been invited to perform in the town Halloween parade! But something's up with Zee. He seems slower than usual. Fab and Lola decide to investigate. They follow Zee to a rock club with much older kids. Is Zee getting tired of being in their band? And will they be able to perform in the parade at all?"--Provided by publisher.
14) Shock and roll
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"Following the success of Electric Zombie's first gig, Fab and his friends can't wait to perform at their school's Septemberfest. That is until Zee says his parents don't want him to be in the band anymore. Fab decides to go to Zee's house to meet his parents, even though he suspects they might be zombies. Will Fab be able to change their minds, or will he possibly be eaten?"--Provided by publisher.
15) Drumline
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Halftime is party time for the gifted street drummer who snares the top spot in his university's marching band. However, he initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
16) Beyond crazy
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For Stelle, being drummer in a band is what helps her cope with her mother's depression and the problems her bandmates face with their families, until some conversations with her grandmother provide clues to the source of her mother's condition.
20) Drummer boy
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After accidentally being thrown away, a beloved toy drummer boy goes on an adventure that eventually brings him back to a warm home, where he is placed near baby Jesus in a manger scene.