Who Is Ilona Maher?

Name: Who Is Ilona Maher?
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ISBN: 9798217144167

Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ, Gregory Copeland

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Penguin Workshop
03 June 2026

People & places (Children's&YA); Rugby (Children's&YA)

Series: Who HQ Now

How did a young girl from Vermont grow up to become an American rugby union superstar? Find out in this entertaining biography about Olympic medal winner Ilona Maher, who has championed body positivity in her funny and engaging social media posts.

How did a young girl from Vermont grow up to become an American rugby union superstar? Find out in this entertaining biography about Olympic medal winner Ilona Maher, who has championed body positivity in her funny and engaging social media posts.

Ilona Maher has always been an athlete. From a young age, she played basketball, softball, and field hockey with her two sisters. It wasn't until her senior year of high school that she began playing rugby and discovered that she was quite talented at the intense sport. Ilona was able to play rugby in college, where she won three National Intercollegiate Rugby Association championships. In 2021, Ilona went to her first-ever Olympic Games in Tokyo. Though her team did not earn a medal at those games, Ilona got another chance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. There, she and her teammates earned the bronze medal. Ilona is now one of the most prominent athletes in the world and she has continued to use her platform to uplift other women in sports.

By: Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ
Illustrated by: Gregory Copeland
Imprint: Penguin Workshop
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 79g
ISBN: 9798217144167
Series: Who HQ Now
Pages: 56
Publication Date: 03 June 2026
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ellen Labrecque has written more than fifty books for young children. She lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Jeff, and two children, Sam and Juliet. She especially loves writing biographies and in her free time enjoys reading, traveling to new places, and running.