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Can I read Little Girls in Pretty Boxes : the Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters on EtoBox?
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes : the Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters by Joan Ryan is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Little Girls in Pretty Boxes : the Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters about?
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.
Who reads Little Girls in Pretty Boxes : the Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Joan Ryan
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307828552
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Psychology, Sports, Science
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (114 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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