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SUMMARY:Where the Paletero Man Goes with Lucky Diaz
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DESCRIPTION:Grab a pocketful of change and get ready to dance down the str
 eet! Join us for an energetic conversation as we celebrate the joy of comm
 unity and summer fun with Latin GRAMMY-winning musician Lucky Diaz\, autho
 r of the sensational bilingual picture book\, "Paletero Man."  Made possib
 le by The Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library. For more information\,
  visit https://libraryc.org/mdpls/198036. Ages 19 yrs.+.\nhttps://mdpls.li
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>About the Author:</strong></p>\n<p
 >Lucky Diaz is a GRAMMY Award-winning\, multi&ndash\;Latin GRAMMY Award-wi
 nning artist\,&nbsp\;acclaimed author\, and a leading voice in contemporar
 y children&rsquo\;s literature. A six-time&nbsp\;Emmy-nominated songwriter
  and Berklee College of Music alumnus\, Diaz made history&nbsp\;as the fir
 st North&nbsp\; American children&rsquo\;s artist to win a Latin GRAMMY. H
 is work bridges&nbsp\;music and storytelling\, creating a distinct body of
  bilingual work rooted in the cultural life&nbsp\;of Mexican American comm
 unities in Los Angeles.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>As an author\, Diaz has earned some
  of the highest honors in publishing. His books&nbsp\;have received starre
 d reviews from&nbsp\;<em>Kirkus Reviews\,&nbsp\;School Library Journal\,&n
 bsp\;Publishers&nbsp\;Weekly</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>Booklist</em>\, placing 
 him among a rare group of creators recognized across&nbsp\;every major lit
 erary journal. His breakout title&nbsp\;<em>Paletero Man</em>&nbsp\;receiv
 ed a Kirkus star and&nbsp\;audiobook distinction and was awarded the 2024 
 Alma Flor Ada Award for its lasting&nbsp\;contribution to Latino-centered 
 storytelling. He is also a recipient of the Parent&rsquo\;s Choice&nbsp\;G
 old Award and a NAPPA Award\, further recognizing his impact on family aud
 iences.&nbsp\;His latest book\,&nbsp\;<em>Fix-It Familia</em>\, continues 
 to build national recognition\, with a Spanish&nbsp\;edition arriving this
  summer\, expanding access to bilingual readers and classrooms&nbsp\;acros
 s the country.</p>\n<p>Diaz&rsquo\;s work has been featured and praised by
 <em>&nbsp\;NPR\,&nbsp\;Billboard\,&nbsp\;The New York Times\,&nbsp\;</em>a
 nd<em>&nbsp\;People Magazine</em>\, positioning him as a trusted creative 
 voice at the intersection of&nbsp\;culture\, music\, and literature.&nbsp\
 ;Through his books\, recordings\, and performances with Lucky Diaz and the
  Family Jam<br />Band\, Diaz continues to expand the possibilities of Amer
 ican storytelling. He is not only&nbsp\;contributing to the field\, heis h
 elping define it.</p>\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/17321474
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