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The happiest girl in the world : a novel / by Dillon, Alena,author.;
"For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. They're why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under one hundred pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. They're why Sara's mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why their family scrimps, saves, and fractures. They're why when Sera's best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the Olympic Team, Sera denies what she knows about his treatments, thus preserving favor. Their friendship shatters. But Sera protected her dream--didn't she? Sera doubles down, taping broken toes, numbing torn muscles, and siphoning her family's resources. Soon she isn't training for the love of gymnastics. She's training to make her disloyalty worthwhile. No matter the cost."--Back cover.
Subjects: Sports fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Gymnasts; Olympics; Families;
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Flipping forward twisting backward / by Fullerton, Alma.; Mensinga, Sarah.;
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Subjects: Novels in verse.; Learning disabled children; Gymnasts; Girls;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Barbie you can be a ballerina ; Barbie you can be a gymnast / by Depken, Kristen L.; Amatti, Susanna.; Mattel, Inc.;
Featuring two leveled, career-themed readers in one volume, this deluxe Step Into Reading book follows Barbie as she learns to be a gymnast and then as she trains to become a ballerina.
Subjects: Upside-down books.; Readers (Publications); Barbie (Fictitious character); Ballerinas; Gymnasts; Occupations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Winterland : a novel / by Meadows, Rae,author.;
"In the Soviet Union in 1973, there is perhaps no greater honor for a young girl than to be chosen to be part of the famed USSR gymnastics program. So when eight-year-old Anya is tapped, her family is thrilled. What is left of her family, that is. Years ago her mother disappeared. Anya's only confidant is her neighbor, an older woman who survived unspeakable horrors during her ten years in a Gulag camp-and who, unbeknownst to Anya, was also her mother's confidant and might hold the key to her disappearance. As Anya moves up the ranks of competitive gymnastics, and as other girls move down, Anya soon comes to realize that there is very little margin of error for anyone"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Novels.; Disappearances (Parapsychology); Gymnastics; Missing persons; Mothers; Murder; Women gymnasts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The girls : an all-American town, a predatory doctor, and the untold story of the gymnasts who brought him down / by Pesta, Abigail,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.From Abigail Pesta, an award-winning and respected investigative journalist, comes the inside story of how serial predator Larry Nassar got away with abusing hundreds of gymnasts for decades, and how a team of brave women, activists, and lawyers banded together to bring him down
Subjects: Nassar, Larry.; Child molesters; Child sexual abuse; Sex crimes; Sexual abuse victims;
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H Is for hockey : a Canadian sports book / by Barker, Scott,1988-; Crisp, Daniel.;
With bright, cheerful art, this padded board book will thoroughly engage and teach young readers as they discover all things sporty. Colourful spreads introduce some of Canada's favourite pastimes, including hockey, ringette, lacrosse, basketball, sledding, snowshoeing, gymnastics, soccer and many more. Children will be inspired to read, learn and play!Age: 0+ years.
Subjects: Board books.; Sports; Vocabulary;
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Big little journeys [videorecording] / by Williams, Paul(Film producer),television director,television producer.; McKee, Elsa,television director.; Young, Amy(Film editor),television director.; Fabbri-Kennedy, Valeria,television director.; BBC Studios,distributor.;
Narrated by Aaron Pierre.Follow the real-life adventures of six tiny animals as they journey into the unknown - across rainforests, mountains and wetlands. The cast of animals includes a family of endangered golden-headed lion tamarins in Brazil, gymnastic bushbabies in South Africa and the rare Taiwanese Formosan pangolin - the world's most trafficked animal. Against the odds, the animals overcome huge obstacles, giant predators and natural disasters in their quest for food, family and survival. Working with scientists and conservationists around the world, the series captures the dramatic adventures faced by these tiny but mighty creatures.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Wildlife television programs.; Nature television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Animals; Animal behavior.; Body size.; Bush babies; Golden lion tamarin; Pangolins; Endangered species.; Arvicola; Chameleons; Turtles;
For private home use only.
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Paradise Hills [videorecording] / by Awkwafina,1989-actor.; Waddington, Alice,film director.; Roberts, Emma,1991-actor.; Jovovich, Milla,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),film distributor.;
Awkwafina, Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich.Originally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2019.On an isolated island, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up to find herself at PARADISE HILLS, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Milla Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments, gymnastics and restricted diets, revolve all physical and emotional shortcomings within two months. The outspoken Uma finds solace and friendship in other PARADISE HILLS residents -- Chloe (Danielle McDonald), Yu (Awkwafina) and Mexican popstar Amarna (Eiza Gonzalez). Uma soon realizes that lurking behind all this beauty is a sinister secret. It's a race against the clock as Uma and her friends try to escape PARADISE HILLS before it consumes them all.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, stereophonic.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Islands; Ugliness; Children of the rich; Feminine beauty (Aesthetics); Beauty, Personal;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Underwater : the greed-soaked tale of sexual abuse in USA swimming and around the globe / by Muchnick, Irvin,author.;
"While the celebrity victims of Dr. Larry Nassar and the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandals rightly got a lot of attention, the number of affected kids is far more numerous in swimming. Underwater tells the almost unbelievable story, in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East, of coaches who preyed on children while hopping from program to program, state to state, and even country to country, in a pattern similar to the pedophile priests of the Catholic Church. Irvin Muchnick, an experienced investigative reporter of the dark side of our popular sports entertainments, gained access to thousands of pages of FBI files and other sources to expose scores of such scenarios, as well as the inaction of bureaucrats and even the most highly regarded politicians. The ranks of abusers include some of the most famous and celebrated coaches in swimming history. And there's no fixing the problem, the author says, so long as hundreds of thousands of young swimmers annually -- elite and casual athletes alike -- remain at the mercy of the Olympic system's money-hungry priorities."--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Child molesters.; Child sexual abuse.; Swimmers; Swimmers; Swimming coaches.; Swimming;
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The price she pays : confronting the hidden mental health crisis in women's sports -- from the schoolyard to the stadium / by Steele, Katie,author.; Brown, Tiffany,author.; Strout, Erin,1974-contributor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."No matter the sport, the message to girls and women is the same: Be aggressive, but not too aggressive. Win at all costs, but be polite while doing it. Get strong, but not too big. Female athletes have long been conditioned to perform under these standards, gracefully and without complaints. Yet, behind the scenes, female athletes are suffering from disordered eating and substance use; depression and anxiety; emotional and sexual abuse; racism and discrimination; self-harm, and even suicide ideation. When global tennis star Naomi Osaka and gymnastics world champion Simone Biles took breaks from competing to tend to their mental health, many were compelled to ask: What is causing this mental health crisis in women's sports? In The Price She Pays, Katie Steele and Dr. Tiffany Brown illuminate where we are going wrong -- and how we can correct course. Through first-hand accounts, research, and reporting, they reveal the deep layers of trauma and mistreatment women experience in their pursuit of excellence in sport. They show parents, coaches, and athletes how to recognize the signs of mistreatment and mental health issues, and reveal how, by focusing on the wellbeing of the whole person -- not just the athlete -- we can provide women and girls with the support they need to thrive, in whatever sport they choose, at whatever level they compete"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Sports for women; Women athletes; Women athletes; Women athletes;
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