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A review by ljrinaldi
Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride by Joel Christian Gill
4.0
On the surface, this is a cool story about a little girl finding her power. When Bessie is teased by the neighborhood boys, who won't ride their bikes with her, and put her down, she finds an innor talent, and inner power that burst out and beats the pants off those teasing boys.
Bessie later, goes on to be a talented motorcycle rider, all around the south in the 1930s, which is amazing in itself, but doubly amazing for a black woman.
This story is cute, because apparently it is based on the stories that she told about herself.
Lovely illustrations, and cute story. I also like how the story is fact checked, and the author says that even if it didn't happen quite the way she said, she was still talented.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Bessie later, goes on to be a talented motorcycle rider, all around the south in the 1930s, which is amazing in itself, but doubly amazing for a black woman.
This story is cute, because apparently it is based on the stories that she told about herself.
Lovely illustrations, and cute story. I also like how the story is fact checked, and the author says that even if it didn't happen quite the way she said, she was still talented.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.