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Author Ward, Lindsay, author, illustrator.

Title Jessie : queen of the road / Lindsay Ward.

Publication Info. [United States] : Two Lions, [2023]
©2023

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Location Call No. Status
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  TRANSPORTATION E WAR    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  VROOM JJ WARD    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Summary "In the early twentieth century, a teenage Jessie races the streets of New York City--the only female motorcycle around. After being called unladylike too many times, she leaves and becomes the first female motorcycle to traverse America. But a few years later, when she tries to enlist during World War I, she's refused because she's a woman. So she sets her own course, meeting other female motorcyles, working as a stunt rider, and eventually becoming a courier during World War II...Inspired by seven women who rode motorcycles and achieved notable distinctions in an era when they faced numerous barriers, this story is a reminder of the possibilities that await us and what we can accomplish, even against the odds."-- Front jacket flap.
Note Includes historical note.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Motorcycles -- Juvenile fiction.
Women motorcyclists -- Juvenile fiction.
Twentieth century -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre/Form Picture books.
ISBN 9781542034227 (hardcover)
1542034221 (hardcover)
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