Fast girls : a novel of the 1936 women's Olympic team
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
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Heginbotham Holyoke Library - FICTION | HOO | Checked Out | April 3, 2024 | |
Lyons Library - FICTION | FIC HOO | On Shelf | ||
Silverton Public Library - FICTION | HOO | PB | On Shelf | |
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486, 13 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Includes P.S.: insights, interviews & more...
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"In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago's Betty Robinson competes as a member of the first-ever women's delegation in track and field. Destined for further glory, she returns home feted as America's Golden Girl until a nearly-fatal airplane crash threatens to end everything. Outside of Boston, Louise Stokes, one of the few black girls in her town, sees competing as an opportunity to overcome the limitations placed on her. Eager to prove that she has what it takes to be a champion, she risks everything to join the Olympic team. From Missouri, Helen Stephens, awkward, tomboyish, and poor, is considered an outcast by her schoolmates, but she dreams of escaping the hardships of her farm life through athletic success. Her aspirations appear impossible until a chance encounter changes her life. These three athletes will join with others to defy society's expectations of what women can achieve. As tensions bring the United States and Europe closer and closer to the brink of war, Betty, Louise, and Helen must fight for the chance to compete as the fastest women in the world amidst the pomp and pageantry of the Nazi-sponsored 1936 Olympics in Berlin. "--Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hooper, E. (2020). Fast girls: a novel of the 1936 women's Olympic team (First edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Elise. 2020. Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Elise. Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Elise. Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team First edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.
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