The Girl Who Figured It Out: The Inspiring True Story of Wheelchair Athlete Minda Dentler Becoming an Ironman World Champion
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Summary
The uplifting true story of Minda Dentler， the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon。 Minda Dentler made history when she became the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the world's toughest triathlon， using only her arms to finish a 2。4 mile swim， 112 mile bike ride， and 26。2 mile marathon。 But the journey there wasn't easy。 Minda was paralyzed as an infant in India after contracting polio， and was left in the care of an orphanage。 After she was adopted by an American family and moved to Washington， she underwent surgeries to enable her to walk with leg braces and crutches。 As she grew， she faced many challenges， but remained undeterred by her disability。 Her decision to begin training and competing in triathlons was no different。 Despite the obstacles and failures she experienced along the way， Minda's persistence and determination in the face of setbacks helped her to make sports history and inspire people around the world to rethink what's possible！
Reviews
Sarah
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What an inspiring story！ This is an autobiographical picture book about Minda Dentler， who was born in India to a single mother， contracted polio， and was never expected to walk。 Minda was adopted by a family in the US and did learn to walk and went on to complete the Iron Man World Championship。 It chronicles how Minda worked very hard to achieve her goal。 It also talks about how she was unsuccessful the first time she tried， but picked herself up， trained harder， and tried again。 This is a pos What an inspiring story！ This is an autobiographical picture book about Minda Dentler， who was born in India to a single mother， contracted polio， and was never expected to walk。 Minda was adopted by a family in the US and did learn to walk and went on to complete the Iron Man World Championship。 It chronicles how Minda worked very hard to achieve her goal。 It also talks about how she was unsuccessful the first time she tried， but picked herself up， trained harder， and tried again。 This is a positive， inspiring story for children and adults alike。 。。。more
Lynn
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Inspiring true story of Minda Dentler's quest to overcome her disabilities from polio contracted in infancy and become a Ironman Champion。Well written and wonderfully illustrated。 Inspiring true story of Minda Dentler's quest to overcome her disabilities from polio contracted in infancy and become a Ironman Champion。Well written and wonderfully illustrated。 。。。more
Patricia Walsh
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It’s such a profound and honest story。 I bought a copy for everyone I know。。 disability representation is so important， Minda works hard every day and is now living her best life。 So much communication around disability is empathy for how pitiable it is， but this story shows individuals with disabilities commanding strength and being capable， and solving their own problems。。 because they don’t exactly know how to help themselves they just figure it out。 The world needs more people like minda！！
Lesli
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This book has me in tears！ It is so good！ Inspirational and also shows the challenges of being a disabled athlete。 I think because author is telling her own story and written in first person， it is incredbily impactful。
Rebecca Parten
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Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for this advanced reader copy。 The opinions expressed are mine alone。I loved "The Girl Who Figured It Out" written by Minda Dentler and illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin。 This picture book is about the author's life story living with polio and becoming a superstar athlete。 Minda became the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon。 The illustrations are gorgeous and the message of the book is great for kids and adu Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for this advanced reader copy。 The opinions expressed are mine alone。I loved "The Girl Who Figured It Out" written by Minda Dentler and illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin。 This picture book is about the author's life story living with polio and becoming a superstar athlete。 Minda became the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon。 The illustrations are gorgeous and the message of the book is great for kids and adults alike。 I like that while adaptive sports played a big part of the story， it also talked about other aspects of Minda's life （school， college， getting married， a job etc。）。 "The Girl Who Figured It Out" has the potential to be a very important book in the children's picture book space。 I think it will appeal to kids with and without disabilities and deserves to have a place in elementary school libraries and classrooms。 。。。more
Becky McGregor
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This book is about a girl who contracted Polo and became paralyzed her mother had to give her up for adoption and she was adopted and moved to America。 Her parents taught her anything is possible and she accomplished a lot but the story focuses on her becoming an Iron Man。 This is a beautifully illustrated book and the story is very compelling。 The end of the book gives you added details about the main focuses of the book with real-life pictures。
Eunice R
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This has been a very enjoyable read for me！ The story details someone who overcomes huge challenges because she tried。 Those children with pysical disabilities may well be especially inspired by Minda's story。 I hope so。 The story is futher enhanced by great illustrations。 Over all， I was very well satisfied and have given the author a 5 Star rating for her book。 ~Eunice C。， Reviewer/Blogger~ December 2023Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the complimentary review copy sent by NetGal This has been a very enjoyable read for me！ The story details someone who overcomes huge challenges because she tried。 Those children with pysical disabilities may well be especially inspired by Minda's story。 I hope so。 The story is futher enhanced by great illustrations。 Over all， I was very well satisfied and have given the author a 5 Star rating for her book。 ~Eunice C。， Reviewer/Blogger~ December 2023Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the complimentary review copy sent by NetGalley and the publisher。 。。。more
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from SOURCEBOOKS Kids through NetGalley。Dentler shares her story from early childhood through completing an Ironman Triathlon。 Readers see the challenges she faced and her perseverance to overcome them。 The illustrations support the text and show her strength as well as discouragement as she pushed herself to do her best。 I appreciate the message of working toward goals and overcoming obstacles。 Her father's "Figure it out。" message will resonate with readers of all I received an electronic ARC from SOURCEBOOKS Kids through NetGalley。Dentler shares her story from early childhood through completing an Ironman Triathlon。 Readers see the challenges she faced and her perseverance to overcome them。 The illustrations support the text and show her strength as well as discouragement as she pushed herself to do her best。 I appreciate the message of working toward goals and overcoming obstacles。 Her father's "Figure it out。" message will resonate with readers of all ages。 Looking forward to sharing this one with classes。 。。。more
Jennifer Fischer
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The Girl Who Figured It Out is an inspirational picture book autobiography about Minda Dentler， the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon。 I love picture books that are based on the real lives of people who overcame obstacles and accomplished amazing things！ This book discusses how Minda overcame many obstacles， but realized there was still something missing。 I think it's important to let young readers know that success looks different for different The Girl Who Figured It Out is an inspirational picture book autobiography about Minda Dentler， the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon。 I love picture books that are based on the real lives of people who overcame obstacles and accomplished amazing things！ This book discusses how Minda overcame many obstacles， but realized there was still something missing。 I think it's important to let young readers know that success looks different for different people。。。although Minda had accomplished so much， she knew she was capable of more and pushed herself to reach for her goals。 Another important aspect of this story is that Minda didn't succeed the first time she attempted a triathlon。 She had to go back and train more until she was ready to try again。 I think it's all the more inspiring that she didn't give up and continued striving for what she knew she was capable of！Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Kids for the opportunity to review an eARC of The Girl Who Figured It Out。 。。。more
Holly
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Minda's strength and fortitude are noteworthy and inspiring。 She has faced many obstacles and barriers， including racism and ableism， but she has persevered。 She followed her dreams， chased her goals， and succeeded。 I ordered a few copies of her book to donate to my kindergarten-age child's school and local libraries and to give as gifts。 Thank you， Minda， for sharing your story。 I know you will touch many lives and inspire greatness in others by doing so。 Minda's strength and fortitude are noteworthy and inspiring。 She has faced many obstacles and barriers， including racism and ableism， but she has persevered。 She followed her dreams， chased her goals， and succeeded。 I ordered a few copies of her book to donate to my kindergarten-age child's school and local libraries and to give as gifts。 Thank you， Minda， for sharing your story。 I know you will touch many lives and inspire greatness in others by doing so。 。。。more
Ryan
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This is the type of biography for children that I wish "Little People Big World" would write。 This book happens to be about Minda Dentler。 She was the first disabled woman to compete and win an Iron Man world championship。 This story starts with how Minda lost the use of her legs， which was polio， and how she was adopted and came to the states， and how her parents always told her she could do anything as long as she could figure it out。 It was that tenacity that helped Minda never shy away from This is the type of biography for children that I wish "Little People Big World" would write。 This book happens to be about Minda Dentler。 She was the first disabled woman to compete and win an Iron Man world championship。 This story starts with how Minda lost the use of her legs， which was polio， and how she was adopted and came to the states， and how her parents always told her she could do anything as long as she could figure it out。 It was that tenacity that helped Minda never shy away from doing something she loved。 The readers see and feel that love in the pages of this book。 Not only is the story interesting and joyous， the illustrations are just as fun and give a vibrancy that makes someone want to keep turning the pages and read this more than once。 。。。more
Jan
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Can a girl with crutches/wheelchairs work hard enough to do what most people on the planet cannot begin to do？ With hard work， ingenuity， and perseverance born of an extremely supportive dad， the answer is YES。 What is the Ironman challenge？ IRONMAN Triathlon。 Swim 2。4 miles。 Bike 112 miles。 Run 26。2 miles。 Brag for the rest of your life。 #IRONMANtri #AnythingIsPossible #OlympicAndParalympicChallengeThe book is colorfully and believably illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin。Well suited for reading W Can a girl with crutches/wheelchairs work hard enough to do what most people on the planet cannot begin to do？ With hard work， ingenuity， and perseverance born of an extremely supportive dad， the answer is YES。 What is the Ironman challenge？ IRONMAN Triathlon。 Swim 2。4 miles。 Bike 112 miles。 Run 26。2 miles。 Brag for the rest of your life。 #IRONMANtri #AnythingIsPossible #OlympicAndParalympicChallengeThe book is colorfully and believably illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin。Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age， great for gifting to anyone， but especially to a school or your public library！I requested and received a temporary electronic copy on Adobe Digital Editions from SOURCEBOOKS Kids， Sourcebooks eXplore via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
Christina
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Thank you to Sourcebook Kids and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this picture book for my speech students。 I think this biography is fantastic and presents a moral lesson that my speech students would love to learn about。 I also appreciate the artstyle。 However， I think it's best for my older students rather than my younger ones。 Because of these points， I have to give this a 4 out of 5 stars Thank you to Sourcebook Kids and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this picture book for my speech students。 I think this biography is fantastic and presents a moral lesson that my speech students would love to learn about。 I also appreciate the artstyle。 However， I think it's best for my older students rather than my younger ones。 Because of these points， I have to give this a 4 out of 5 stars 。。。more
Susan
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I loved the story of Minda Dentler written by her。 Such an inspiration。 She was blessed with a special， loving birth Mother and the parents who adopted her。 She did a wonderful job telling about her struggles and how she overcame them。 I loved her can do attitude inspired by her Dad。 Great illustrations。 If you’re looking for a real life inspiring story， this is the book for you。 At the end of the book is further information about such things as Iron Man and polio。 I received an advance review c I loved the story of Minda Dentler written by her。 Such an inspiration。 She was blessed with a special， loving birth Mother and the parents who adopted her。 She did a wonderful job telling about her struggles and how she overcame them。 I loved her can do attitude inspired by her Dad。 Great illustrations。 If you’re looking for a real life inspiring story， this is the book for you。 At the end of the book is further information about such things as Iron Man and polio。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Mary
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Before this book I had NOT heard of or about Minda Dentler。 I am glad I got the chance to read this book and find out why she is well known。 She truly has accomplished wonderful things， despite limitations。 I like that this book can teach kids （and even adults） about disabilities and other differences。 This is needed。 The book also highlights to work hard and NEVER give up on your goals。 This lesson applies not only to the disabled， but to those who or able bodied too 。 I got an advanced review Before this book I had NOT heard of or about Minda Dentler。 I am glad I got the chance to read this book and find out why she is well known。 She truly has accomplished wonderful things， despite limitations。 I like that this book can teach kids （and even adults） about disabilities and other differences。 This is needed。 The book also highlights to work hard and NEVER give up on your goals。 This lesson applies not only to the disabled， but to those who or able bodied too 。 I got an advanced review copy from netgalley， but my review is unbiased。 。。。more
Lizzi
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