Fast girls: a novel of the 1936 women's Olympic team
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This novel explores the real life history of female athletes, members of the first integrated women's Olympic team, and their journeys to the 1936 summer games in Berlin, Nazi Germany. It is a chronicle of three athletes who defied society's expectations of what women could achieve.
In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago's Betty Robinson competed as a member of the first-ever women's delegation in track and field, and was 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, and risks everything to join the Olympic team. From Missouri, tomboyish Helen Stephens dreams of escaping the hardships of her farm life through athletic success. As United States and Europe edge 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. -- adapted from back cover
In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago's Betty Robinson competed as a member of the first-ever women's delegation in track and field, and was 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, and risks everything to join the Olympic team. From Missouri, tomboyish Helen Stephens dreams of escaping the hardships of her farm life through athletic success. As United States and Europe edge 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. -- adapted from back cover
Subjects
Subjects
African American women Olympic athletes
African American women Olympic athletes -- Fiction
Biographical fiction
Biographies
Electronic books
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
History -- Fiction
Olympic Games -- (11th : -- 1936 : -- Berlin, Germany) -- Fiction
Olympic Games -- Fiction
Sports
Sports fiction
Women Olympic athletes
Women Olympic athletes -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
African American women Olympic athletes -- Fiction
Biographical fiction
Biographies
Electronic books
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
History -- Fiction
Olympic Games -- (11th : -- 1936 : -- Berlin, Germany) -- Fiction
Olympic Games -- Fiction
Sports
Sports fiction
Women Olympic athletes
Women Olympic athletes -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
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9780063016613
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This novel explores the real life history of female athletes, members of the first integrated women's Olympic team, and their journeys to the 1936 summer games in Berlin, Nazi Germany. It is a chronicle of three athletes who defied society's expectations of what women could achieve.
In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago's Betty Robinson competed as a member of the first-ever women's delegation in track and field, and was 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, and risks everything to join the Olympic team. From Missouri, tomboyish Helen Stephens dreams of escaping the hardships of her farm life through athletic success. As United States and Europe edge 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. -- adapted from back cover
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Electronic books
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Historical fiction
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Olympic Games -- Fiction
Sports
Sports fiction
Women Olympic athletes -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
Biographical fiction
Biographies
Electronic books
Fiction
Historical fiction
History -- Fiction
Olympic Games -- (11th : -- 1936 : -- Berlin, Germany) -- Fiction
Olympic Games -- Fiction
Sports
Sports fiction
Women Olympic athletes -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
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Fast girls : a novel of the 1936 women's Olympic team
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Fast girls : a novel of the 1936 women's Olympic team / Elise Hooper
Fast girls : a novel of the 1936 women's Olympic team / Elise Hooper
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Electronic books
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Sports
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World War, 1939-1945
Electronic books
History
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Women Olympic athletes
World War, 1939-1945
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