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Age Range
10 - 12
Genre
Page Count
320
Publisher
Macmillan
Grade Level
4th - 6th
ISBN
9780374311605
Lexile
950

Mighty Moe: The True Story of a Thirteen-Year-Old Women's Running Revolutionary

Written by Rachel Swaby

In 1967, a girl known as Mighty Moe broke the women’s world marathon record at a small race in Toronto. This was an era when girls and women were discouraged from the sport and the longest track event at the Olympics for women was 25.6 miles shorter than a marathon. Thirteen-year-old Moe’s world-beating victory was greeted with chauvinistic disapproval and accusations of cheating―as were many of her achievements in the sport she had excelled at from the age of ten. Within less than two years, the controversy took its toll and Maureen quit running.

Here is the untold story of Mighty Moe’s tenacity and triumph in the face of adversity as a young athlete―and of a grown-up Maureen finding her way back to the sport decades later. This inspiring biography for readers and racers of all ages showcases the truly groundbreaking achievements of an unassuming, amazing young athlete.

Mighty Moe includes an introduction by Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially register and run in the Boston Marathon (and Maureen’s only fellow female competitor at the 1967 record-setting race), and an afterword by Des Linden, the first-place finisher of the 11,628 women who raced the 2018 Boston Marathon.

Age Range
10 - 12
Genre
Page Count
320
Publisher
Macmillan
Grade Level
4th - 6th
ISBN
9780374311605
Lexile
950