This Swedish-born author created a character in her 1950 book that was very unlike the good little girls in school books and tv shows. This girl had no parents, was strong enough to lift up a horse, had an endless supply of gold coins, and decided school was not for her. The author grew up on a farm, and when a teacher suggested she should become a writer, she vowed that would never happen. But later, she made up stories for her daughter and decided to write them down in a book as a gift to her.. She tried sending the book to a publisher, but it was rejected. The next year, though, it won first prize in a contest, got published and became an international succes. The author went on to write over 100 books for children. This is Astrid Lindgren, and her heroine was Pippi Longstocking.
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