Description: Preciosa has hair that won't stay straight, won't be confined. Rudine's hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules. Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future.
Brief description: NoNieqa Ramos is an educator and a literary activist who wrote the young-adult novel The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary and the picture book Hair Story. She believes Halloween is a lifestyle, not a holiday. Raised in the Boogie Down Bronx, she now lives in Virginia, where she can be found getting motorcycle lessons from her soulmate Michael or going indie-bookstore hopping with her preciosos Jandi and Langston. For more information, visit NoNieqaRamos.com.