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Thermes, Jennifer

Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail

48 pp. | Abrams | May, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4197-2839-6 $17.99
(3) K-3 Cheerful watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations help introduce young readers to Emma Gatewood, who in 1955 at age sixty-seven became the first woman to "thru-hike" the Appalachian Trail solo. Chronicling what was actually Emma's second attempt, Thermes balances her subject's hardships with moments of beauty, exhilaration, and kindness from strangers. An extensive author's note and map/timeline endpapers fill in more details.
Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

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