The Latina Book Club wishes author Chantel Acevedo a Happy Book Birthday. T he Muse Squad was released on July 7. It’s Chantel's first middle grade book, and the first in a fantasy duology with a Cuban American heroine and diverse friends. MUSE SQUAD is an ode to girl power. Memorable. Magical. Moving. Think Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and Disney’s Hercules , and you’ll get the idea behind Chantel Acevedo’s MUSE SQUAD. The heroine is 11-year old Callie, who turns out to be a Greek muse with lots of raw power. Now, Callie and the others in the Muse Squad must learn to use their power responsibly. SUMMARY: Callie Martinez-Silva didn’t mean to turn her best friend into a pop star. But when a simple pep talk leads to miraculous results, Callie learns she’s the newest muse of epic poetry, one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology tasked with protecting humanity’s fate in se...