12 Impossible Daredevil Stunts (mini-review)

 12 Impossible Daredevil Stunts (2020) by Samantha S. Bell

This book features mini-biographies about twelve people who performed seemingly impossible feats. We get a brief look at escape artists like Harry Houdini who was nicked named the "Handcuff King" for his ability to escape from handcuffs as well as straight jackets while dangling stories above the ground, jails, and boxes, sometimes while underwater.  There is also ground breakers like Willie Harris who broke barriers for black stuntmen and Bessie Coleman, the first woman of African American and Native American to earn a pilot's license. Kitty O'Neil reached 618 miles per hour in a rocket car to become the fastest woman in America. "Annie" Edson Taylor became the first woman to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. This book features seven more thrilling stories about people who braved injury and worse to do things that others thought they couldn't...or shouldn't. Each mini-biography includes attention-grabbing photos and fascinating facts as well as resources to learn more. A good introduction for kids to some famous adventurers from throughout the years.  ★★★