Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters - Hardcover
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A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma. 22,500 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo.
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Joan Ryan is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes : The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
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ISBN 13: 9780385477901
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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes : The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
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