Lexile
L
Publication
Nancy Paulsen Books (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages
Description
Because Bobbi Gibb is a girl, she's not allowed to run on her school's track team. But after school, no one can stop her--and she's free to run endless miles to her heart's content. She is told no yet again when she tries to enter the Boston Marathon in 1966, because the officials claim that it's a man's race and that women are just not capable of running such a long distance. So what does Bobbi do? She bravely sets out to prove the naysayers wrong and show the world just what a girl can do.
Awards
Red Clover Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
Chickadee Award (Nominee — 2020)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Nonfiction — 2020)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 2020)
Delaware Diamonds Award (Nominee — Grades K-2 — 2020)
CCBC Choices (2019)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2019)
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List (Grades K-2 — 2019)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2018
Pages
32
Physical description
32 p.; 11.02 inches
ISBN
1101996684 / 9781101996683
DDC/MDS
796.42 |
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