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Author:

Sey, Jennifer.

Title:

Chalked up : inside elite gymnastics' merciless coaching, overzealous parents, eating disorders, and elusive Olympic dreams / Jennifer Sey.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

William Morrow,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xii, 292 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Sey, Jennifer.
Gymnasts--United States--Biography.
Gymnastics--Psychological aspects.
Sey, Jennifer.
Women gymnasts--United States--Biography.
Women--Biography.

Summary:

Told from the perspective of a 1988 world champion, a behind-the-scenes account of the personal toll of Olympics competitiveness reveals how her stage parents, abusive coaches, and manipulative sponsors pushed her to the limits of her physical and mental health.

ISBN:

0061351466
9780061351464

LCCN:

2008298422

Locations:

MIPA194 -- Alta Vista Public Library (Alta Vista)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)