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Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Donna Barba Higuera

Ages: 9+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Levine Querido

ISBN: 978-1646140039

Keywords: #ownvoices, Chinese Americans, Mexican Americans, MIxed race families, baseball, middle school, square dancing, anti-racism, anti-sexism, activism, Autism Spectrum, friendship, deceased parent, sibling relationship

Lupe, a 7th grader who describes herself as Chinacan or Mexinese, loves baseball and doesn't understand why square dancing is part of P.E.