Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

By Joan Ryan

Pages

325

Rating

3.96

Year

1995

HistorySportsFeminismMental HealthFigure SkatingNonfiction

Description

Welcome to the world of women's gymnastics and figure skating—the real world that happens away from the cameras, at the training camps and in the private lives of these talented teenage competitors.

This groundbreaking book shows how a longstanding culture of abuse made young gymnasts perfect targets for a sexual predator, and continues to plead for sanity, safety, and an end to our national winning at any cost.