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Reviewed on April 18, 2025 | Nonfiction - Elementary
K-Gr 5—What's the most important part of running a race? The preparation? Winning? Having friends, family, and strangers cheering? This book is about Ranatunge Karunananda or Karu, a runner from Sri Lanka who competed in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. In a fictionalized take on a past run, Karu loved to race and at the time, was the fastest runner in the country. He was excited and ner...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
