Harris, Meena

Summary: "One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! Based on a true story, this is the uplifting tale of how the author's aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children's ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HAR

Harris, Meena

Summary: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY FROM THE CHILDHOOD OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS! A beautiful, empowering picture book about two sisters who work with their community to effect change, inspired by a true story from the childhood of the author's aunt, Kamala Harris, and mother, lawyer and policy expert Maya Harris.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG HAR

de la Peña, Matt

Summary: "La Música exists in many places--in the twang of a guitar, in the beat of a drum, even in the whistling wind and the morning bird's son. She brings color and life wherever she goes, connecting people to a grand harmony. And in the town of Santa Cecilia, she is everywhere. When La Música discovers a boy with longing in his heart and no music in his home, she vows to help him find his passion"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DE L

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction de la Pena 2017