Julesburg Public Library

Tells the story of Brittany Young, a burn victim from Hawaii who became one of the top young runners in the United States, with color photographs.

An entry-level biography that describes how Wilma Rudolph overcame childhood polio and competed in the Olympics.

This is a biography of the United States Olympic track and field star known as Flo Jo.

"Wilma was born into a family with 22 brothers and sisters, in the segregated South. She contracted polio in her early years and her doctors said she would never walk again. But Wilma persisted with treatment, and she recovered her strength by the age of 12. At school, Wilma showed a talent for basketball and sprinting, earning the nickname "Skeeter" (mosquito) as she ran so fast. Wilma was in college when she went to the 1960 Olympics. She not only...