"Carmelita" tells the true story of Carmelita Torres, a 17-year-old Mexican girl who inspired courage in every one on the Santa Fe Street bridge between El Paso, Texas, United States and Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico one eventful day in 1917.

Written by Megan O’Toole Pitts

Illustrated by Ashton Kaleigh

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