5/25/2023 0 Comments Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle![]() López’s illustrations are every bit as poetic as the narrative, a color-saturated dreamscape that Millo dances within, pounding and tapping her drums. ![]() The rhythmic text tells Millo’s story and its significance in minimal words, with a lyricism that is sure to engage both young children and older readers. Eventually, her father softens, connecting her with a music teacher who determines that her talent is strong enough to override the social stigma. Her sisters invite her to join their all-girl band, but their father refuses to allow Millo to play the drums. Millo longs to play the drums, but in 1930s Cuba, drumming is taboo for girls, “so the drum dream girl / had to keep dreaming / quiet / secret / drumbeat / dreams.” This doesn’t stop Millo she dares to let her talent soar, playing every type of drum that she can find. ![]() Before fame, however, as Engle’s account attests, there is struggle. Millo became a world-famous musician at quite a young age. ![]() ![]() Pura Belpré winner and Newbery honoree Engle, known for writing free-verse historical fiction, introduces readers to Millo Castro Zaldarriaga with this illustrated poem, inspired by her subject’s childhood. ![]()
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