# The Girl Who Figured It Out

**Author:** Minda Dentler
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Age range:** 8–12
**First published:** 2024
**Page count:** 46
**Genre:** Picture Book
**ISBN-13:** `9781728276540`
**ISBN-10:** `1728276543`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-figured-it-out
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The true story of Minda Dentler, who contracted polio as an infant and grew up to become the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship. A picture-book biography about determination, illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin. Selected for the 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (grades 3-6), chosen annually by the Texas Library Association.

## Themes

- determination
- disability
- biography
- perseverance

## Where this book is assigned

### Texas Bluebonnet Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)

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