Bessie the Motorcycle Queen Carrie Golus Alex is shanghaied to work

Alex is shanghaied to work on a ship that is heading for San Francisco via Cape Horn

with characters you’ll love immediately—I had to reread it right away

with a generous splash of ‘The Valley of the Dolls’

Alexis Ziritt is originally from Venezuela

Beaton finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world’s largest oil companies

Bessie the Motorcycle Queen Carrie Golus Alex is shanghaied to workBy Charles R. Smith Jr. & Charlot Kristensen. Published by Scholastic. Hardcover, 40 pages, Colour, 2022. In 1929, 18 year old Bessie Stringfield hopped on her motorcycle and headed out on an adventure, an unusual choice for a young Black woman at the time. Paying her way by winning motorcycle races, she crisscrossed the country through small towns, big cities, and wide open spaces. But not everyone was happy to see Bessies brown face peeking out from