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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes by Joan Ryan (1995, Hardcover) 
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes by Joan Ryan (1995, Hardcover)

 
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes by Joan Ryan (1995, Hardcover)

Author: Joan Ryan
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication Date: 1995-06-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0385477902
ISBN-13: 9780385477901
Product ID: EPID151192
Description: The dark side of the ice princesses and pixies who fascinate Olympic fans: eating disorders, weakened bones, stunted growth, debilitating injuries, and damaged psyches.
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Synopsis
The dark side of the ice princesses and pixies who fascinate Olympic fans: eating disorders, weakened bones, stunted growth, debilitating injuries, and damaged psyches.

Details
Publication Date:1995-06-01

Size
Height:9.5 in
Width:6.8 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:18.4 oz

Publisher's Note
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.

Industry Reviews
"These are mostly horror stories."
New York Times Book Review - Lawrie Mifflin (06/11/1995)

"...documents a chilling tendency...to break the bodies and souls of underage athletes in women's elite gymnastics and figure skating....The language is strong, opinionated, and occasionally hackneyed, but the grim subject matter is compelling enough to capture and hold the readers' interest throught the last chapter....It should be required reading for parents with Olympic stars in his or her eyes."
San Francisco Review of Books - Julene Snyder

"The International Gymnastics Federation will raise the minimum age for international competition by one year, to 16, after 1996. I'd also like the government to apply child-labor laws to keep these girls from training 50 hours a week. They are the Michael Jordans of their sport, and they're not even old enough to work full-time at McDonald's."
Glamour - Joan Ryan (06/19/1996)

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