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Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Leah Burke is an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single mom; her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she's bisexual, she hasn't mustered the courage to tell her friends-- not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. When her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways, it's hard for Leah to strike the right note. And with prom and...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Con sus relucientes gafas de sol, su lonchera clásica y sus lápices tamborileros, Lupe Lopez llega el primer día a kínder lista para el rock. "¡Soy famosa!" anuncia Lupe mientras tamborilea sobre cualquier cosa--pupitres, sillas y mesas--, mientras más ruidoso, mejor. En la escuela hay muchas reglas, pero las estrellas de rock no obedecen las reglas, así que Lupe tampoco. Antes de que acabe el día, la maestra le ha quitado todas sus preciadas...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
When Lupe Lopez struts through the doors of Hector P. Garcia Elementary in sunglasses with two taped-up Number 2 pencils--drumsticks, of course--poking from her pocket, her confidence is off the charts. All day, Lupe drums on desks, tables, and chairs while Ms. Quintanilla reminds her of school rules. Lupe has her own rules: 1. Don't listen to anyone; 2. Make lots of noise. ¡Rataplán!; 3. Have fans, not friends. But with her new teacher less than...
5) I am drums
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"A single-minded twelve-year-old drummer, challenged by her school's budget cuts and her family's financial woes, must find a way to keep her dreams of drumming alive"--
10) Skeleton cat
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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.
Author
Series
Electric Zombie volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Following the success of their first gig, the band can't wait to perform at their school's Septemberfest. That is until Zee announces his parents don't want him to be part of the band anymore. But Fab decides to take things into his own hands. He goes to Zee's house to meet his parents. Will Fab be able to change their minds, or will he possibly be eaten?
Author
Series
Electric Zombie volume 4
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Zee announces they've been invited to perform at his favorite club, Fab tries to be excited. But as the gig gets closer, Zee says they can't invite anyone and have to dress like him. Fab and his friends feel weird about the requests until they get onstage. The crowd loves them! But something seems odd about the crowd. Will Fab's suspicions about Zee be confirmed
Author
Series
Lupe Lopez volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Lupe Lopez struts through the doors of Hector P. Garcia Elementary in sunglasses with two taped-up Number 2 pencils--drumsticks, of course--poking from her pocket, her confidence is off the charts. All day, Lupe drums on desks, tables, and chairs while Ms. Quintanilla reminds her of school rules. Lupe has her own rules: 1) Don't listen to anyone. 2) Make lots of noise. Rataplan! 3) Have fans, not friends. But with her new teacher less than starstruck,...
Author
Series
Electric Zombie volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Fab and his friends think they've found the perfect drummer for their rock band in his new neighbor, Zee. But Zee's bizarre behavior and slow, lurching movements seem odd to Lola and Emilio. Fab insists he's just a normal teenager. That is until Fab has a scary encounter with Zee's dad in the woods, and sees Zee act strangely during their first gig. Fab can't help but wonder . . . is his amazing drummer really a zombie?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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.