Mystery Driver by Elizabeth Tracy and Anna Aronson - OPTIONAL

Mystery Driver: the story of Alice Johnson and the first soap box derby by Elizabeth Tracy, illustrated by Anna Aronson. PICTURE BOOK. MIT Kids Press, 2025. $19. 9781536231571 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL 

APPEALS TO: SOME 

When the first soap box derby ran in 1933, the 3rd place winner was Alice, the only girl in the race. While I enjoy a good look at the things that girls have done that have been forgotten, I didn’t feel any fire in the reading. I did enjoy the old-fashioned charm of the illustrations. 

 Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS