Lupe Lopez: Reading Rock Star!
Written by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
and Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by Joe Cepeda
Published by Candlewick
Famous at Hector P. Garcia Elementary for being the first kid in kindergarten to ever start a band, Lupe Lopez enters first grade seeking a new sort of fame.
She’s ready to rock and roll straight into the role of Reading Rock Star! But despite her best efforts, the words she thought she knew—now grouped in sentences—only glare back at her. Stuck in Group A with the kids who can’t read, she becomes the object of a rival’s mockery. Will her beloved band, and her confidence, survive the sting of defeat? Leave it to Lupe to prove that the beat she feels when she taps her pencil isn’t so very different from words and sentences—and that a real rock star is someone who doesn’t give up.
También disponible en Español, Lupe Lopez: ¡Estrella de Lectura!.
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Primary ISBN: 9781536209556
Publication Date: June 2023
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 03 or older
Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American
Themes: Arts, Cross-Group Friendship, Education & Literacy, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States (Texas)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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