Interest Level: 5-8
Genre: Biography
Reading Level: 5.8
The untold true story of runner Maureen Wilton, whose world record-breaking marathon time at age thirteen was met first with misogyny and controversy, but ultimately with triumph.
I chose to read this book when I heard a character on the Netflix series "Atypical" talk about it. I knew that there was a gender barrier in competitive sports that needed to be broken. However, I did not know more than that. Now I know about the women that not only broke that barrier but shattered it in the sport of track. I will be purchasing this book for the middle school library collection. I recommend this to anyone who likes running or stories of perseverance or history.
