Lupe Wong Won’t Dance
Written by Donna Barba Higuera
Published by Levine Querido
Twelve year old Lupe Wong WILL be the 1st female pitcher in major league baseball. But the American pastime of Square Dancing as P.E. curriculum is something a kid like Lupe can’t relate to culturally or otherwise. She vows to get the archaic tradition banned, and a comedy of disasters ensues.
Primary ISBN: 9781646140039
Available As: Hardcover, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Chinese/Chinese American, Mexican/Mexican American
Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Setting: United States
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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