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Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon
by Simran Jeet Singh
I’ve always felt there was a weird gap somewhere between fiction and non-fiction picture books. On one hand: Fiction! So much fiction! Saying goodnight moon from the great green room and running around with thing one and thing two. But on the other hand? Non-fiction. But really nonny-non-fiction, you know? That’s not a word but I mean it’s mostly in the vein of Wikipedia Lite with books like The Milky Way or Ants or Mother Theresa: A Nun's Life. A blow-by-blow of how something scientific works or a biography of someone famous. I often find myself more interested in the Everyman - Well, enter Fauja Singh! Fauja is currently 109 years old and is the oldest person to ever run a marathon. Did he train all his life? No, he began running only a few decades ago in his 80s! A wonderful true story about a skinny boy growing up in Punjab with weak legs and a strong spirit. Also doubles as a nice introduction to Sikhism. A truly wonderful picture book that I highly recommend.