Author Tamika Burgess Tamika Burgess is the author of Sincerely Sicily  and the recently released,  Danilo Was Here. I got to chat with Tamika about her new book, what makes for great Middle Grade writing, and how she explores Black Latina identity in her books. What is the premise of  Danilo Was Here ? Danilo Osorio Jr.’s baseball skills were once the pride of his father and entire hometown of El Chorrillo, Panamá. But that was then, and this is now…   Following 1989's Opera