The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) by Bascomb, Neal
The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) by Bascomb, Neal

The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus)

Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult...
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Author: Neal Bascomb
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The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) by Bascomb, Neal

The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus)

$43.00
The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) by Bascomb, Neal

The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus)

$43.00
Author: Neal Bascomb
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation of one of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile, an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achieve the impossible -- the perfect four-minute mile.

There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete.

Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport.



Author: Neal Bascomb
Publisher: Scholastic Focus
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.67w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9781338628463
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 515037 / Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2022
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2022
School Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 125

About the Author
  • Neal Bascomb is the author of The Nazi Hunters, winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award, among numerous other awards. School Library Journal called his second young adult book, Sabotage, excellent in a starred review and The Grand Escape a fantastic pick for avid history readers also in a starred review. In addition, he is the author of six nonfiction books for adults on subjects ranging from a 1905 Russian submarine mutiny to a contemporary high school robotics team. The Perfect Mile, Winter Fortress, and Hunting Eichmann went on to be New York Times and international bestsellers. His book The Racers was named a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book and a starred review from School Library Journal called The Racers Highly Recommended. Neal lives in Philadelphia with his family and rascal dog, Moses. Please visit his website at nealbascomb.com and follow him on Facebook @nealrbascomb.

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