All You Need To Know About All You Can Books & More. Download as many audiobooks, ebooks, and foreign language courses as you like for free
Search results
Fast Girls. In 1928, 16-year-old Betty Robinson of Chicago represents the United States as a member of the first women’s Olympic track and field team. Her gold-medal win in the 100 meters thrusts her into the national spotlight and leaves her hungry for the next Olympics. But a horrific accident derails her hopes for the 1932 games, and she ...
Nov 18, 2020 · Rating: 4.5 out of 5. Location (my 2020 Google Reading map): USA (CA, IL, NY, MA), UK, Netherlands, Germany. FTC Disclosure: I bought this book with my own money. Summary (from the inside flap of the book): In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago’s Betty Robinson competes as a member of the first-ever women’s delegation in track and field.
Jul 7, 2020 · Books. Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team. ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE SUMMER BY POPSUGAR, FROLIC, PARADE, TRAVEL & LEISURE, SHE KNOWS, and SHE READS! NAMED A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF 2020 (SO FAR). Acclaimed author Elise Hooper explores the gripping, real life history of female athletes, members of the first ...
Jun 7, 2020 · July 7, 2020. Rating. 7 / 10. Buy From. Amazon. Book Depository. Article contributed by Laura Glassman. Fast Girls tells a remarkable story based on the lives of three young women: Betty Robinson, Helen Stephens, and Louise Stokes, who were aspiring professional runners and who ultimately worked their way towards a place on the 1936 US Olympic ...
- The Nerd Daily
Jul 7, 2020 · Author 14 books 1,183 followers. April 15, 2020. FAST GIRLS is an inspiring tale set in a time when the world viewed women as fragile and excitable, but Hooper’s main characters, three tenacious, true-to-life young women comprising the 1936 women’s track and field Olympic team, won’t be subdued by societal expectations.
- (8.4K)
- Paperback
- Elise Hooper
Fast Girls follows three women who compete in track and field events in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The book starts back in 1928 with the Olympics in Amsterdam and was the first time women were allowed to compete in some of the track and field events. Betty Robinson is one of these women. She won gold for America and opens the door for a new ...
Acclaimed novelist Elise Hooper explores the gripping, 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. This inspiring story is based on the real lives of three little-known trailblazing women Olympians. Perfect for readers who love ...
