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Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper

4.0

Such an inspiring story for women, women athletes, Black women, women who are different... this should be a must read for all young girls. It follows three young women on their quest to reach the Olympics. We watch them triumph in the face of adversity. Based on real athletes and real events, I found it awe inspiring to read about the girls quest for acceptance and Olympic success. There is Betty, the Olympic winner who becomes injured in a plane crash and fights to make her comeback. Then we have Helen, always an outcast tries to find her place with running