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Tillie the Terrible Swede
by Sue Stauffacher
Illustrator: Sarah McMenemy
Ages: 6+
Published: 2011
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 978-0-375-84442-3
Keywords: Diversity, Bicycle Racing
After intense training and creating a scandalous cycling suit, Swedish-American Tillie Anderson begins winning bicycle races in 1896. Gouache, collage, and ink illustrations evoke the era.