Lupe Wong Won't Dance
Lupe Wong Won't Dance
Fom Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera
Winner of the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor
Pura Belpré Honor Winner
PNBA Award Winner
Globe & Mail Best Children's Book of Year
Booklist Editor's Choice
"Higuera has knocked it out of the park."—Erin Entrada Kelly, New York Times Book Review
"Heartfelt, funny and smeared with just the right touch of middle-school snottiness, this novel is a delight!"—Ron Charles, The Washington Post
★ "A home run."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "A laugh-out-loud story about family, friendship, and the beauty in being true to yourself."—Booklist, starred review
Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues.
She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy…like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much…like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons.
Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when the horror that is square dancing rears its head in gym? Obviously she's not gonna let that slide.
PRAISE
2021 PURA BELPRÉ HONOR
PNBA Award Winner
A Best Children's Book of Year from Globe & Mail
A Booklist Editor’s Choice Best Books for Youth 2020
★ “A home run.”
—Publisher Weekly (starred)
★ “A laugh-out-loud story about family, friendship, and the beauty in being true to yourself.”
—Booklist (starred)
“Higuera has knocked it out of the park.”
—Erin Entrada Kelly, The New York Times Book Review
Donna Barba Higuera grew up in Central California and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has spent her entire life blending folklore with her experiences into stories that fill her imagination. Now she weaves them to write picture books and novels. Donna's first book, Lupe Wong Won't Dance, won a Sid Fleischman Award for Humor and a Pura Belpré Honor. Her second novel, The Last Cuentista, received the John Newbery Medal and the Pura Belpré Award. It was named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Wall Street Journal, and TIME.
