When a sassy drummer starts kindergarten, the rules of school cramp her style. What’s a young rock star to do?

Con sus relucientes gafas de sol, su lonchera clasica y sus lapices tamborileros, Lupe Lopez llega el primer dia a kinder lista para el rock.

!Soy famosa! anuncia Lupe mientras tamborilea sobre cualquier cosa-pupitres, sillas y mesas-, mientras mas ruidoso, mejor. En la escuela hay muchas reglas, pero las estrellas de rock no obedecen las reglas, asi que Lupe tampoco. Antes de que acabe el dia, la maestra le ha quitado todas sus preciadas pertenencias, que le seran devueltas despues de clase. !Lo peor es que nadie se ha inscrito en su club
de admiradores! ?Que puede hacer una estrella de rock?

When Lupe Lopez struts through the doors of Hector P. Garcia Elementary in sunglasses with two taped-up No. 2 pencils-drumsticks, of course-poking from her pocket, her confidence is off the charts. All day, Lupe drums on desks, tables, and chairs while Ms. Quintanilla spouts rules. Lupe has her own rules: 1) Don’t listen to anyone. 2) Make lots of noise. !Rataplan! 3) Have fans, not friends. But with her new teacher less than starstruck, and fans hard to come by, Lupe wonders if having friends is such a bad idea after all. Can it be that true star power means knowing when to share the spotlight? With its spirited illustrations and a simple text threaded through with Spanish words, this picture book is proof positive that being a strong girl with a song in her heart doesn’t have to mean pushing others away.