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.