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Cover of Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

by Molly Mendoza

Picture book · ages 6–9 · grades 1–4 · 620L · 2022

Why we'd hand it over

A historically grounded, unsentimental picture-book biography that treats a 10-year-old reader as ready for both gender identity and war — the illustrations are respectful and the narrative refuses to sand down the stakes.

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Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter by Molly Mendoza (ages 6–9) — ChapterScout