Books like Lucia the luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza
In a playground where boys sprint in capes, Lucia sprawls in her own, feeling the weight of the belief that girls can’t be superheroes. When her abuela reveals that she comes from a storied line of lucha libre women, Lucia is introduced to a tradition of bold, vigilant female fighters. Facing a local injustice, she must decide whether to honor her family’s sacred rule of anonymity, or to use her masked identity to fight for what’s right.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Cynthia Leonor Garza
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