Veronica Chambers
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132 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"Who was at the forefront of women's right to vote? We know a few famous names, like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but what about so many others from diverse backgrounds--black, Asian, Latinx, Native American, and more--who helped lead the fight for suffrage? On the hundredth anniversary of the historic win for women's rights, it's time to celebrate the names and stories of the women whose stories have yet to be told."--
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English
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This soulful biography of the salsa superstar, CELIA CRUZ, QUEEN OF SALSA, begins with her childhood in Havana, and follows through her success in her own country, and on to her heartbreaking emigration from Cuba and into worldwide stardom. Her love for learning, her classical training, and her devotion to her birth country, are all presented in this lyrical tribute to a musical sensation, which is narrated and sung by salsa & jazz singer Michelle...
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197 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Both of sixteen-year-old Cammi's parents are stars in Mexico, but everything changes when her mother accepts a role in an American sitcom.
Cammi's mother is a glamorous telenovela actress in Mexico City; her father is the go-to voice-over talent for blockbuster films. Hers is a world of private planes, chauffeurs, paparazzi and gossip columnists. When Cammi's mom gets cast in an American television show and the family moves to LA, things change,...