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		<title>Little Girls In Pretty Boxes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Since finishing Letters to a Young Gymnast, I have started reading &#8220;Little Girls in Pretty Boxes&#8221; by Joan Ryan.  It is written about the &#8220;making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters&#8221;. So far it&#8217;s an ok read although ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Since finishing <a title="Letters to a Young Gymnast" href="http://fulltwist.net/letters-to-a-young-gymnast-nadia-comaneci/" target="_blank">Letters to a Young Gymnast</a>, I have started reading <em><strong>&#8220;Little Girls i</strong></em><em><strong>n Pretty Boxes&#8221;</strong></em> by Joan Ryan.  It is written about the &#8220;making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters&#8221;. So far it&#8217;s an ok read although I find myself skipping through the pages about the figure skaters as I&#8217;m not all that interested in that. I&#8217;m taking it all with a pinch of salt and not getting too caught up in the extremes some of the girls went to attempt to achieve their dreams.</p>
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<p>Do you have any thoughts on the book?
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