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- Narrado por: Karissa Vacker, Kristyl Dawn Tift, Reba Buhr, Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
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Resumen del Editor
“Fast Girls is a compelling, thrilling look at what it takes to be a female Olympian in pre-war America.... Brava to Elise Hooper for bringing these inspiring heroines to the wide audience they so richly deserve.” (Tara Conklin, New York Times best-selling author of The Last Romantics and The House Girl)
Acclaimed author 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.
Perfect for listeners who love untold stories of amazing women, such as The Only Woman in the Room, Hidden Figures, and The Lost Girls of Paris.
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 amid the pomp and pageantry of the Nazi-sponsored 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Reseñas de la Crítica
“Will hurl you down the track of American history and have you rooting for some of the toughest underdogs ever to aspire to Olympic gold. Three of the fastest girls in history finally get their day in the sun, and we get to bask in their glory. I couldn’t put this one down.” (Kerri Maher, author of The Kennedy Debutante and The Girl in White Gloves)
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The Parisian
- De: Isabella Hammad
- Narrado por: Fiona Button
- Duración: 20 h y 18 m
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A masterful debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of one young man, from his studies in France during World War I to his return to Palestine at the dawn of its battle for independence.
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Overly ambitious
- De Turtle en 06-16-19
De: Isabella Hammad
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Grand Central
- Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion
- De: Melanie Benjamin, Amanda Hodgkinson, Pam Jenoff, y otros
- Narrado por: Carla Mercer-Meyer
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
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On any particular day, thousands upon thousands of people pass through New York City's Grand Central Terminal, through the whispering gallery, beneath the ceiling of stars, and past the information booth and its beckoning four-faced clock, to whatever destination is calling them. It is a place where people come to say hello and good-bye. And each person has a story to tell.
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Grand Central: Memories
- De ZacharyKindle Customer en 05-03-17
De: Melanie Benjamin, y otros
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Irish Thoroughbred
- Irish Hearts, Book 1
- De: Nora Roberts
- Narrado por: Amy Rubinate
- Duración: 4 h y 54 m
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Irish lass Adelia Cunnane had entered a fairy tale! Working at the world-renowned Royal Meadows stables was a dream come true. She was determined to prove her worth, especially to the stables' owner - the very opinionated and ruggedly handsome Travis Grant. Princesses weren't the only ones who could have a happily ever after!
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Terrible narrator
- De J.A. en 09-22-15
De: Nora Roberts
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The Last Carolina Girl
- De: Meagan Church
- Narrado por: Susan Bennett
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
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For fourteen-year-old Leah Payne, life in her beloved coastal Carolina town is worlds away from the harsh realities of the day. Loyal to her lumberjack father, she knows only of the familiarity of her small community, the magic of the natural world, and the creative intuition that prompts her to march to the beat of her own drum. But when an accident takes her father's life, leaving her an orphan, Leah finds herself cast into a family of strangers whose welcoming façade hides a terrible secret.
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WOW
- De Savannah Brown en 06-10-23
De: Meagan Church
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The Royal Correspondent
- A Novel
- De: Alexandra Joel
- Narrado por: Caroline Lee
- Duración: 14 h y 12 m
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The author of The Paris Model captures the glamour, style, excitement, and romance of a bygone era in this sumptuous novel - set in the Sydney and London of the 1960s - about an up-and-coming young Australian reporter with a deadly secret.
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Story engaging. Narrator not so much.
- De Anne M. Kelley en 09-15-22
De: Alexandra Joel
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The Atomic City Girls
- A Novel
- De: Janet Beard
- Narrado por: Xe Sands
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
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In November 1944, 18-year-old June Walker boards an unmarked bus, destined for a city that doesn't officially exist. Oak Ridge, Tennessee has sprung up in a matter of months - a town of trailers and segregated houses, 24-hour cafeterias, and constant security checks. There, June joins hundreds of other young girls operating massive machines whose purpose is never explained. They know they are helping to win the war, but must ask no questions and reveal nothing to outsiders.
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disappointing
- De Justinmud en 07-07-18
De: Janet Beard
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Surrender Bay
- A Nantucket Love Story, Book 1
- De: Denise Hunter
- Narrado por: Kathryn Lynhurst
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
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Samantha Owens' estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in Nantucket - a place she fled years ago, never planning to return. As a single mom, Samantha can't afford to pass up a financial windfall like oceanfront property. So she travels home to fix up the house and sell it...never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again, Samantha must face a past that separated her from the God of her childhood. And she must tell Landon why she fled the island in the first place - a secret that could tear them apart.
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Disappointing
- De Cody Wheeler en 04-28-20
De: Denise Hunter
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The Other Alcott
- A Novel
- De: Elise Hooper
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 39 m
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Stylish, outgoing, creative, May Alcott grows up longing to experience the wide world beyond Concord, Massachusetts. While her sister Louisa crafts stories, May herself is a talented and dedicated artist, taking lessons in Boston, turning down a marriage proposal from a well-off suitor, and facing scorn for entering what is very much a man's profession.
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Must read if you loved Little Women
- De Terri en 09-18-17
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Angels of the Pacific
- A Novel of World War II
- De: Elise Hooper
- Narrado por: Karissa Vacker
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
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Inspired by the extraordinary true stories of World War II’s American Army nurses famously known as the Angels of Bataan and the unsung contributions of Filipinas of the resistance, this novel transports us to a remarkable era of hope, bravery, perseverance, and ultimately—victory.
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Reader so bad I had to stop listening
- De STL Carol en 09-18-22
De: Elise Hooper
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The Little Wartime Library
- De: Kate Thompson
- Narrado por: Sarah Durham
- Duración: 12 h y 36 m
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Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While war ravages the city above her, Clara has risked everything she holds dear to turn the Bethnal Green tube station into the country’s only underground library. Down here, a secret community thrives with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café, and a theater—offering shelter, solace, and escape from the bombs that fall upon their city. Along with her glamorous best friend and assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. As the war drags on, the women's determination is tested to the limits.
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I learned so much
- De candi hurst en 06-15-23
De: Kate Thompson
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The Queen's Secret
- A Novel of England's World War II Queen
- De: Karen Harper
- Narrado por: Bianca Amato
- Duración: 10 h y 27 m
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In this riveting novel of royal secrets and intrigue, Karen Harper lifts the veil on one of the world’s most fascinating families and how its “secret weapon” of a matriarch maneuvered her way through one of the most dangerous chapters of the century.
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It doesn’t deserve a review.
- De Kevin Graves en 02-05-21
De: Karen Harper
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The Girls with No Names
- De: Serena Burdick
- Narrado por: Emily Lawrence, Nancy Peterson, Amy McFadden
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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Growing up in New York City in the 1910s, Luella and Effie Tildon realize that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen elder sister, becomes emboldened to do as she pleases. Her rebellion comes with consequences, and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone.
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Consumed this in a few days.....
- De Sarah en 04-20-20
De: Serena Burdick
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The Third Daughter
- A Novel
- De: Talia Carner
- Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld
- Duración: 10 h y 36 m
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The turn of the 20th century finds 14-year-old Batya in the Russian countryside, fleeing with her family endless pogroms. Desperate, her father leaps at the opportunity to marry Batya to a worldly, wealthy stranger who can guarantee his daughter an easy life and passage to America. Feeling like a princess in a fairytale, Batya leaves her old life behind as she is whisked away to a new world. But soon, she discovers that she’s entered a waking nightmare. Her new “husband” does indeed bring her to America.
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brilliant novel based on shocking truth
- De Rochelle Jewel Shapiro en 07-05-20
De: Talia Carner
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The Other Alcott
- A Novel
- De: Elise Hooper
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 39 m
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Stylish, outgoing, creative, May Alcott grows up longing to experience the wide world beyond Concord, Massachusetts. While her sister Louisa crafts stories, May herself is a talented and dedicated artist, taking lessons in Boston, turning down a marriage proposal from a well-off suitor, and facing scorn for entering what is very much a man's profession.
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Must read if you loved Little Women
- De Terri en 09-18-17
De: Elise Hooper
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Angels of the Pacific
- A Novel of World War II
- De: Elise Hooper
- Narrado por: Karissa Vacker
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
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Inspired by the extraordinary true stories of World War II’s American Army nurses famously known as the Angels of Bataan and the unsung contributions of Filipinas of the resistance, this novel transports us to a remarkable era of hope, bravery, perseverance, and ultimately—victory.
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Reader so bad I had to stop listening
- De STL Carol en 09-18-22
De: Elise Hooper
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The Little Wartime Library
- De: Kate Thompson
- Narrado por: Sarah Durham
- Duración: 12 h y 36 m
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Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While war ravages the city above her, Clara has risked everything she holds dear to turn the Bethnal Green tube station into the country’s only underground library. Down here, a secret community thrives with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café, and a theater—offering shelter, solace, and escape from the bombs that fall upon their city. Along with her glamorous best friend and assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. As the war drags on, the women's determination is tested to the limits.
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I learned so much
- De candi hurst en 06-15-23
De: Kate Thompson
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The Queen's Secret
- A Novel of England's World War II Queen
- De: Karen Harper
- Narrado por: Bianca Amato
- Duración: 10 h y 27 m
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In this riveting novel of royal secrets and intrigue, Karen Harper lifts the veil on one of the world’s most fascinating families and how its “secret weapon” of a matriarch maneuvered her way through one of the most dangerous chapters of the century.
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It doesn’t deserve a review.
- De Kevin Graves en 02-05-21
De: Karen Harper
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The Girls with No Names
- De: Serena Burdick
- Narrado por: Emily Lawrence, Nancy Peterson, Amy McFadden
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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Growing up in New York City in the 1910s, Luella and Effie Tildon realize that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen elder sister, becomes emboldened to do as she pleases. Her rebellion comes with consequences, and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone.
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Consumed this in a few days.....
- De Sarah en 04-20-20
De: Serena Burdick
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The Third Daughter
- A Novel
- De: Talia Carner
- Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld
- Duración: 10 h y 36 m
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The turn of the 20th century finds 14-year-old Batya in the Russian countryside, fleeing with her family endless pogroms. Desperate, her father leaps at the opportunity to marry Batya to a worldly, wealthy stranger who can guarantee his daughter an easy life and passage to America. Feeling like a princess in a fairytale, Batya leaves her old life behind as she is whisked away to a new world. But soon, she discovers that she’s entered a waking nightmare. Her new “husband” does indeed bring her to America.
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brilliant novel based on shocking truth
- De Rochelle Jewel Shapiro en 07-05-20
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The Engineer's Wife
- De: Tracey Enerson Wood
- Narrado por: Libby McKnight
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Emily's fight for women's suffrage is put on hold and her life transformed when Wash, the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, is injured on the job. Untrained for the task, but under his guidance, she assumes his role, despite stern resistance and overwhelming obstacles. Lines blur as Wash's vision becomes her own, and when he is unable to return to the job, Emily is consumed by it. But as the project takes shape under Emily's direction, she wonders whose legacy she is building - hers or her husband's.
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A Fluffy Missed Opportunity
- De Mom of 3 en 07-24-20
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The Women's March
- A Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession
- De: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld
- Duración: 10 h y 51 m
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An enthralling historical novel of the woman’s suffrage movement inspired by three courageous women who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to win the vote.
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Inspiring------and heart breaking.
- De tess pechka en 08-16-21
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Simon the Fiddler
- A Novel
- De: Paulette Jiles
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Till now, 23-year-old Simon Boudlin has evaded military duty thanks to his slight stature, youthful appearance, and utter lack of compunction about bending the truth. But following a barroom brawl in Victoria, Texas, Simon finds himself conscripted, however belatedly, into the Confederate Army. Luckily his talent with a fiddle gets him a comparatively easy position in a regimental band.
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This story takes you away!
- De Brian M en 08-15-20
De: Paulette Jiles
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The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris
- De: Daisy Wood
- Narrado por: Laurel Lefkow, Tom Lawrence
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
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Juliette and her husband have finally made it to France on the romantic getaway of her dreams—but as the days pass, all she discovers is quite how far they’ve grown apart. She’s craving a new adventure, so when she happens across a tiny, abandoned shop with a for-sale sign in the window, it feels fated. And she’s about to learn that the forgotten bookshop hides a lot more than meets the eye.
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WWII Historical Fiction
- De Mona-Alisa en 04-04-23
De: Daisy Wood
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The Girls in the Stilt House
- A Novel
- De: Kelly Mustian
- Narrado por: Johanna Parker
- Duración: 9 h y 56 m
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Ada promised herself she would never go back to the Trace, to her unbearable life on the swamp, and to her harsh father in Mississippi. But now, after running away to Baton Rouge and briefly knowing a different kind of life, she finds herself with nowhere to go but back home. Matilda, daughter of a sharecropper, is from the other side of the Trace. Doing what she can to protect her family from the whims and demands of some particularly callous locals is an ongoing struggle, so she forms a plan to go north.
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Long winded
- De Marnie en 04-15-21
De: Kelly Mustian
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Only the Beautiful
- De: Susan Meissner
- Narrado por: Xe Sands, Jorjeana Marie
- Duración: 12 h y 28 m
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California, 1938—When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser’s daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert’s spacious house with a secret, however—Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother she’d never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief prove too much for her. Driven by her loneliness she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant.
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Love this book!
- De Imbmpc en 07-26-23
De: Susan Meissner
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- AA
- 07-21-23
Beautiful and inspiring story of female perseverance
I loved the various narrators bringing you along in each woman’s story and the depth of each character. This was a fascinating story that more women deserve to know and celebrate.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-15-24
Insightful story
I enjoyed learning about these women athletes and their perseverance to compete in the Olympics in 1928-1936. I especially liked learning about the first Black track & field competitors during this time.
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- Love of Reading, OK
- 11-12-21
Great read on fast girls & Olympics
Betty & US Olympics women was an inspiration to many young girls. Great historical read for book clubs.
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- J Blom
- 04-27-23
Great book
I love historical fiction and this book did not disappoint. Great mix of factual knowledge and a great story line.
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- Dyan R.
- 07-25-20
Fast Girls
Love the story love the use of actual newspaper stories., but could have use a good editor and reduced overly descriptive sentences on unimportant points
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- Linda Rydin
- 11-28-22
Amazing True Story
It’s unbelievable what women track and field athletes, especially those of color, had to endure in the early years they were permitted to participate in the Olympics. I highly recommend this book!
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- Sharon P.
- 01-08-23
Page Turner
Wondering if Nazis really did try to sabotage American team and probably others. Surprising that other countries let Jews go to Germany while Hitler was in power.
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- Katie
- 04-26-23
Great read, as a woman and a runner!
Loved this historical fiction, and made me grateful for these pioneering women in the sports world.
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- Teresa A. Kline
- 01-25-24
Great story
Didn't want this story to stop. Captured the incredible struggles women athletes faced during these eras especially black female athletes. A must read for today's female athletes eager to understand the historical trailblazers!
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- Zona Trahan
- 03-23-21
Don't skip epilog
I likes this book a lot. the story really articulates the challenges women had succeeding in athletics. I appreciated how the epilog clarified the facts from the embellishments.
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