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    The Fastest Girl on Earth!

    Meet Kitty O'Neil, Daredevil Driver!

    Author Dean Robbins
    Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
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    Hardcover
    $19.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers
    11.44"W x 9.31"H x 0.4"D  
    On sale Aug 10, 2021 | 40 Pages | 9780593125717
    Preschool - 3
    Reading Level: Lexile AD560L | Fountas & Pinnell O
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    Gear up for this high-powered picture book biography about Kitty O'Neil, the stuntwoman and racecar driver who broke the women's land speed record!

    Kitty O'Neil was a force to be reckoned with. She became deaf as a child, and grew up loving sports and action. Kitty jumped, ran, raced, and swam, all while learning to read lips and communicating through sign language. Eventually, Kitty took a job as a stuntwoman, doing the most dangerous job on set and even filming stunts for films like Wonder Woman!

    Still, Kitty wanted more thrills. She became a racecar driver and sought to do what no woman had done before. She chose the aptly named Motivator and trained like a true champion. In 1976, Kitty and the Motivator broke the land speed record, racing at over 600 miles per hour! Kitty was a hero to fans everywhere, and proved that she was truly unstoppable.
    Dean Robbins is a journalist and children's book author. His previous books include, The Fastest Girl on Earth!, Two Friends; Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, Miss Paul and the President, and Margaret and the Moon. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his family. View titles by Dean Robbins
    Elizabeth Baddeley View titles by Elizabeth Baddeley
    • NOMINEE | 2022
      Kentucky Bluegrass Award
    "This thrilling biography provides excellent representation of the deaf community as well as of a woman in sports." --School Library Journal, starred review

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    Gear up for this high-powered picture book biography about Kitty O'Neil, the stuntwoman and racecar driver who broke the women's land speed record!

    Kitty O'Neil was a force to be reckoned with. She became deaf as a child, and grew up loving sports and action. Kitty jumped, ran, raced, and swam, all while learning to read lips and communicating through sign language. Eventually, Kitty took a job as a stuntwoman, doing the most dangerous job on set and even filming stunts for films like Wonder Woman!

    Still, Kitty wanted more thrills. She became a racecar driver and sought to do what no woman had done before. She chose the aptly named Motivator and trained like a true champion. In 1976, Kitty and the Motivator broke the land speed record, racing at over 600 miles per hour! Kitty was a hero to fans everywhere, and proved that she was truly unstoppable.

    Author

    Dean Robbins is a journalist and children's book author. His previous books include, The Fastest Girl on Earth!, Two Friends; Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, Miss Paul and the President, and Margaret and the Moon. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his family. View titles by Dean Robbins
    Elizabeth Baddeley View titles by Elizabeth Baddeley

    Awards

    • NOMINEE | 2022
      Kentucky Bluegrass Award

    Praise

    "This thrilling biography provides excellent representation of the deaf community as well as of a woman in sports." --School Library Journal, starred review

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