* 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 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.