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December 2020, Young Adult Level

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Becoming Beatriz

by Tami Charles

Fifteen-year-old Beatriz aspired to be a professional dancer, but when her brother was killed by a rival gang, she stopped dancing—until new-kid Nasser invites her to compete with him in a dance tournament and tempts her away from gang life, back to music and her passion.
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Courage, Culture, Friendship, Trauma
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