Drum Dream Girl

Book cover for Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
Author

Margarita Engle

Illustrator

Rafael Lopez

Book Summary

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream.

Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba’s traditional taboo against female drummers, Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere.

Music, Drum, Cuba, Latinx, Sheroes

Age Range
Ages 0 to 3 (preschool), Ages 4 to 8 (grades K-3), Ages 9 to 12 (grades 4-7)
ISBN #
978-0544102293
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (March 31 2015)
Book Category
Sheroes