In These Girls, Hope Is A Muscle
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In These Girls, Hope Is A Muscle by Madeleine Blais
A modern sports writing classic by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle tells the story of the 1992-1993 championship season of the Amherst Lady Hurricanes
Praise for In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle:
A National Bestseller
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
“[In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle] will satisfy your desire for a book with a sharp human-interest angle—competitive girls becoming women—and game-time excitement”—New York Times
Beautifully written . . . A celebration of girls and athletics.”USA Today
Joyful . . . The reader gets a real sense of these girls and their dreams.”New York Times Book Review
Extraordinary.”Baltimore Sun
Tender and upbeat . . . Wonderfully wry . . . A delight to read.”Philadelphia Inquirer
“A beautiful book . . . The art of athleticism is depicted in its essence.”—Denver Post
Flows like a novel . . . These basketball players show us what women can do when they work together as a team.”Atlanta Constitution
Engrossing . . . Better than the best pep talk, this book will kindle your pride in your own unique, feminine strength.”New Woman
A special book . . . Alternately funny, exciting and moving, the book should be enjoyed not only by girls and women who have played sports but also those who wanted to but let themselves be discouraged.”Publishers Weekly
A much-needed addition to sports writing for women . . . Extremely readable and compact . . . Compelling.”School Library Journal
“Few journalists in the country can match the moves and magic of Madeleine Blais. She writes with a blend of subtlety, grace, and humor smoother than fine whiskey, and she has never been better than she is here. I thought that everything that needed to be said about high school sports in America had already been said. I was wrong.”—Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights
A fantastic account of a high school basketball team . . . A great book.”Stefan Fatsis, author of A Few Seconds of Panic and WordFreak
“Blais’s narrative gift has produced a touching, exciting book about a subject largely ignored until now, namely women athletes. Her story of a year in the life of a high school basketball team and its hometown goes far beyond the obvious to illuminate how people really feel, how things really work.”—Anne Bernays
“This book is the product of a perfect marriage. The subject is timely and fascinating, and Madeleine Blais is a first-rate reporter and writer.”—Tracy Kidder
A National Bestseller
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
“[In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle] will satisfy your desire for a book with a sharp human-interest angle—competitive girls becoming women—and game-time excitement”—New York Times
Beautifully written . . . A celebration of girls and athletics.”USA Today
Joyful . . . The reader gets a real sense of these girls and their dreams.”New York Times Book Review
Extraordinary.”Baltimore Sun
Tender and upbeat . . . Wonderfully wry . . . A delight to read.”Philadelphia Inquirer
“A beautiful book . . . The art of athleticism is depicted in its essence.”—Denver Post
Flows like a novel . . . These basketball players show us what women can do when they work together as a team.”Atlanta Constitution
Engrossing . . . Better than the best pep talk, this book will kindle your pride in your own unique, feminine strength.”New Woman
A special book . . . Alternately funny, exciting and moving, the book should be enjoyed not only by girls and women who have played sports but also those who wanted to but let themselves be discouraged.”Publishers Weekly
A much-needed addition to sports writing for women . . . Extremely readable and compact . . . Compelling.”School Library Journal
“Few journalists in the country can match the moves and magic of Madeleine Blais. She writes with a blend of subtlety, grace, and humor smoother than fine whiskey, and she has never been better than she is here. I thought that everything that needed to be said about high school sports in America had already been said. I was wrong.”—Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights
A fantastic account of a high school basketball team . . . A great book.”Stefan Fatsis, author of A Few Seconds of Panic and WordFreak
“Blais’s narrative gift has produced a touching, exciting book about a subject largely ignored until now, namely women athletes. Her story of a year in the life of a high school basketball team and its hometown goes far beyond the obvious to illuminate how people really feel, how things really work.”—Anne Bernays
“This book is the product of a perfect marriage. The subject is timely and fascinating, and Madeleine Blais is a first-rate reporter and writer.”—Tracy Kidder
Madeleine Blais was a reporter for the Miami Herald for years before joining the faculty of the School of Journalism at the University of Massachusetts. She is the author of In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle, Uphill Walkers, and The Heart Is an Instrument, a collection of her journalism.
Madeleine Blais lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Madeleine Blais lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780802121455 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802121454 |
| Title | In These Girls, Hope Is A Muscle |
| Author | Madeleine Blais |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Year published | 2017-08-24 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Winner of Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction., Winner of A National Bestseller. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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