Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team

ISBN: 0062937995

Author: Hooper, Elise

Condition: New

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).Fast Girls is a compelling,thrilling look at what it takes to be a female Olympian in pre-war America...Brava toElise Hooper for bringing these inspiring heroines to the wide audience they sorichly deserve.-Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of TheLast Romantics and The House GirlAcclaimed author Elise Hooper explores the gripping, real life history of female athletes, members of the first integrated womens Olympic team, and their journeys to the 1936 summer games in Berlin, Nazi Germany. Perfect for readers who love untold storiesof amazing women, such as The Only Woman in the Room, Hidden Figures, and TheLost Girls of Paris.In the1928 Olympics, Chicagos Betty Robinson competes as a member of the first-everwomens delegation in track and field. Destined for further glory, she returnshome feted as Americas Golden Girl until a nearly-fatal airplane crash threatensto end everything.Outsideof Boston, Louise Stokes, one of the few black girls in her town, seescompeting as an opportunity to overcome the limitations placed on her. Eager toprove that she has what it takes to be a champion, she risks everything to jointhe Olympic team.FromMissouri, Helen Stephens, awkward, tomboyish, and poor, is considered anoutcast by her schoolmates, but she dreams of escaping the hardships of herfarm life through athletic success. Her aspirations appear impossible until achance encounter changes her life.Thesethree athletes will join with others to defy societys expectations of whatwomen can achieve. As tensions bring the United States and Europe closer andcloser to the brink of war, Betty, Louise, and Helen must fight for the chanceto compete as the fastest women in the world amidst the pomp and pageantry ofthe Nazi-sponsored 1936 Olympics in Berlin.