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Sarai saves the music

When cuts in the school budget threatens the band program, Sarai organizes a benefit concert to raise money, and gains the attention of her favorite singer, Sparkles Sanchez.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	González, Saraí, 2005-, Brown, Monica, 1969- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scholastic Inc., 2019.
Series:	Sarai ; 3
Subjects:	Girls > Juvenile fiction. Bands (Music) > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Fund-raising > Juvenile fiction. Hispanic American families > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	When cuts in the school budget threatens the band program, Sarai organizes a benefit concert to raise money, and gains the attention of her favorite singer, Sparkles Sanchez.
Item Description:	"Inspired by true events from viral video star and social activist Sarai Gonzalez."-- Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:	106 pages
ISBN:	9781338260946 1338260944
Author Notes:	Eleven-year-old Sarai Gonzalez became an overnight sensation after appearing in Bomba Estero's "Soy Yo," a music video about embracing yourself and loving your flaws. The video garnered over 30 million views and the New York Times called Sarai a Latina icon. Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome was the first book in her new chapter book series inspired by her life. Sarai lives in New Jersey with her family. Monica Brown is the award-winning author of super-awesome books for children, including the Lola Levine chapter book series, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/no combina , Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos , and Waiting for the Biblioburro . She is a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, specializing in Latinx and African American Literature. She lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, with her husband and her dogs, Lola and Finn. Visit her at monicabrown.net.