Lead With Your Heart
Washington D.C. – 2021| Author | Angela Cervantes |
| Illustrator | Caroline Garcia, Flávia Conley |
| Originally Published | © 2021 American Girl |
| ISBN | 9781683371861 |
Table of Contents
- Girls Play, Too
- Soccer Dreams
- A Better Life
- Amigas
- Different Opinions
- More Than Prayers
- Goals
- Get Into Formation
- Soccer Showcase!
- Hope
- Changemakers
Girls Play, Too
Maritza is with her best friend, Sierra, at the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. She just finished winning a 5K, and is celebrating with hot-off-the-grill corn, called an elote. Although Sierra no longer plays for the same soccer team as Maritza (the DC Jaguars through their school), they remain friends.
Just as they finish watching Javier, Maritza’s big brother, dance his ballet foklórico, a young girl who plays soccer with Maritza’s father’s team runs up, complaining that Mr. Ramos won’t let the girls play at the children’s soccer game. Maritza jumps up to try to help Yesenia. Maritza promises to be back to watch Sierra perform with her class as well.