Maritza: Lead with Your Heart Book

Maritza is Bolivian on her mothers side, Mexican on her fathers side, and 100 percent American soccer player. She dreams of playing for the U.S. womens soccer team and even coaching it one day. Her teammate Violeta has those dreams too, but she worries she may never reach them because her family immigrated to the United States from El Salvador and may be sent back there. Maritza believes that families belong together, and with her new friends Makena and Evette by her side, she makes a plan to help. Can Maritza find the courage to lead with her heart? The book includes a glossary of Spanish words, profiles of two young Latina changemakers, and reader questions to spark conversation. 96 pages. Paperback. Author: Angela Cervantes.