A short biography of trailblazing Mary Edwards Walker follows the story. This time, she challenges semantics with a smart comeback prepared for those who harass her for wearing boys’ clothes: “I’m wearing my clothes!” Color-pencil and cut-paper illustrations cleverly show confident, spunky Mary dressed in bright yellow, standing out in a crowd of people wearing blues and hot pinks in a story that stoutly affirms those who choose to go against the grain. Although she’s nervous, Mary decides to try it again the next day, striding purposefully toward school wearing pants. They’re “scared of what they don’t understand,” explains her quietly supportive father. Until one day, a young girl named Mary had an idea: She would wear whatever she wanted. Pants are much more comfortable, more flexible! She feels liberated-until she ventures into town and, baffled, realizes that others are offended by her outfit. Tired of being limited to hot, heavy, constricting dresses, Mary decides to branch out. Gender norms are broken in this story set in the 1830s and inspired by the life of Mary Edwards Walker, who enjoyed wearing pants before it was common practice for women to do so. Published by Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2019 HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, 17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-06-284679-2 More By and About this Authorchevronright Featured. Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith Negley
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