The Girl Who Ran
By Kristina Yee and Frances Poletti, and illustrated by Susanna Chapman
Recommended on: 6th February 2022
Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to—despite staunch opposition—run the Boston Marathon. Here’s an inspiring children’s book about the story: The Girl Who Ran: Bobbi Gibb, the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon, by Kristina Yee and Frances Poletti, and illustrated by Susanna Chapman. (We still remember the newscasters’ shock at what she’d done.) And here’s a wonderful video of children reading along with the story!
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