On the island of music, the drum dream girl longs to express the rhythms she experiences in the world, but at every beat, she is reminded that only boys can play drums.

Unable to quiet her dreams, the girl pounds away at the musical gender barrier until her father softens and finds her a teacher. When drum dream girl finally plays in an open-air café, her courageous performance resonates with the islanders who change their tune about who is allowed to play drums and what girls (and boys) can dream.

Inspired by the life of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a young girl who shattered Cuba’s traditional taboo against female drummers in the 1930s, this book, with its vibrant illustrations, will truly move you.