Bibliograph

In these girls, hope is a muscle, a true story of hoop dreams and one very special team, Madeleine Blais

Type

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In these girls, hope is a muscle, a true story of hoop dreams and one very special team, Madeleine Blais

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1150L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In these girls, hope is a muscle

Responsibility statement

Madeleine Blais

Sub title

a true story of hoop dreams and one very special team

Summary

"Originally published in 1995 to huge critical acclaim and a finalist for the NBCC Award for Nonfiction, Madeleine Blais's In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle is a modern sports writing classic. Now expanded and updated with a new epilogue, Blais's book tells the story of a season in the life of the Amherst Lady Hurricanes, a powerhouse girls' high school basketball team from a small western Massachusetts college town. The Hurricanes were a talented team with a near-perfect record, but for five straight years, when it came to the crunch of the playoffs, they somehow lacked the scrappy, hard-driving desire to go all the way. Now, led by senior guards Jen Pariseau, a three-point specialist, and Jamila Wideman, an All-American phenom, this was the year to prove themselves. It was a season to test their passion for the sport and their loyalty to each other, and a chance to discover who they really were. In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle is a classic sports book, a timeless look at girls' athletics." --Publisher's website

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