From School Library Journal
Gr 5-7-This title is basically a repeat of Rebecca Stefoff's entry in the ``Hispanics of Achievement'' series (Chelsea, 1991), but written in an easier-to-read style. Even the cover photographs are the same on both books. Shirley tells how cold war politics underscored Estefan's childhood as her family fled Cuba for Miami. Music helped her overcome the sadness in her life and ultimately led to her performing with and later marrying Emilio Estefan. Throughout the biography, the author emphasizes his subject's habit of working to overcome obstacles, leading to his dramatic description of her back injury and incredible recovery and comeback. Average-quality black-and-white photos appear throughout. An adequate purchase for libraries not owning Stefoff's book or Fernando Gonzalez's Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American Singing Star (Millbrook, 1993).-Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ
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