Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters - Softcover

Ryan, Joan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446672505 ISBN 13: 9780446672504

Publisher: Grand Central Pub, 1996

Synopsis

An expose+a7 of women's gymnastics and figure skating describes the severely unhealthy situations that young athletes are exposed to, from starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of their families and coaches. Original.

About this title

Review:

One of Sports Illustrated's "Top 100 Sports Books of All Time"

One of Guardian (UK)'s "Top 50 Sports Books of All Time"

"Scathing...profoundly important."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Stunning and frightening."--John Feinstein, New York Times bestselling author of A Good Walk Spoiled and The First Major

"Confirms your worst suspicions about 15-year-old gymnasts in 10-year-old bodies and the terrible price they pay, regardless of success."--Phil Mushnick, New York Post

"This book will open the eyes of every girl and parent with dreams of the Olympics, and it will change forever the way America looks at two of its most beloved sports."--Billie Jean King

About the Author:

Joan Ryan is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Pub
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0446672505
• ISBN 13: 9780446672504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 243