boston marathon

A biography of Roberta Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.

A biography of Roberta Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.

A biography of Kathrine Switzer, first woman to run the Boston Marathon.

"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 runs to her heart's content. She is told she can't run again when she tries to enter the Boston Marathon in 1966, because women are just not considered 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"--Provided by publisher.

When Bobbi Gibb saw the Boston Marathon her mind was set---she had to be part of it. This picture book tells the true story of how she broke the rules in 1966, and through grit and determination, changed the world.