Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters by Joan Ryan

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

Joan Ryan

8 hours, 35 minutes first pub 1995 (editions) user-added

nonfiction feminism sports informative fast-paced

Description

Welcome to the world of women's gymnastics and figure skating--the real world that happens away from the cameras, at the training camps and in the private lives of these talented teenage competitors. From starvation diets and debilitating injuries...

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informative 85%
dark 61%
challenging 52%
emotional 47%
sad 42%
reflective 33%
tense 23%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 27%
slow 9%

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