
Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Girl Running
by Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrator: Micha Archer
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin YR/PRH
ISBN: 978-1-101-99668-3
Keywords: Marathons, Boston, Feminism
A determined young woman, disguised, successfully competes in the 1966 male-only Boston Marathon, breaking down barriers. Animated mixed-media illustrations. Back matter.