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005			20230118152603.0
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020			_a9781338628463 _qhardcover
020			_a1338628461 _qhardcover
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092			_a796.4209 _bB298
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aBascomb, Neal, _eauthor. _971753
245	1	4	_aThe race of the century : _bthe battle to break the four-minute mile / _cNeal Bascomb.
246	3		_aBattle to break the 4 minute mile
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bScholastic Focus, _c2022.
264		4	_c©2022
300			_a201, [40] pages, [16] pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
521			_aAges 12 and up _bScholastic Focus.
521			_aGrades 10-12 _bScholastic Focus.
500			_a"True stories in focus" -- Book jacket.
500			_a"Award-winning author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and thrilling, fast-paced narrative style to a breathless YA adaptation of one of ... The Perfect Mile ..." -- front flap.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
600	1	0	_aBannister, Roger _vJuvenile literature.
600	1	0	_aLandy, John, _d1930-2022 _vJuvenile literature.
600	1	0	_aSantee, Wes _vJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aRunners (Sports) _vBiography _vJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aRunning _xRecords _vJuvenile literature.
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft _9870
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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