num_pages: 40
description:  Gear up for this high-powered picture book biography about Kitty O'Neil the stuntwoman and racecar driver who broke the women's land speed record!Kitty O'Neil was a force to be reckoned with. She became deaf as a child and grew up loving sports and action. Kitty jumped ran raced and swam all while learning to read lips and communicating through sign language. Eventually Kitty took a job as a stuntwoman doing the most dangerous job on set and even filming stunts for films like Wonder Woman!Still Kitty wanted more thrills. She became a racecar driver and sought to do what no woman had done before. She chose the aptly named Motivator and trained like a true champion. In 1976 Kitty and the Motivator broke the land speed record racing at over 600 miles per hour! Kitty was a hero to fans everywhere and proved that she was truly unstoppable.
language: English
title: The Fastest Girl on Earth!: Meet Kitty O'Neil, Daredevil Driver!
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers