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Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
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* "A bright salutation of a story, with one determined woman at its center."Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The inspiring story of the first female to run the Boston Marathon comes to life in stunningly vivid collage illustrations.
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 herand 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, becaus...
The inspiring story of the first female to run the Boston Marathon comes to life in stunningly vivid collage illustrations.
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 herand 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, becaus...
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