| Description |
344 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the '76 Olympics, the American team included a roster of players who would go on to become some of the most legendary figures in the history of basketball. From Pat Head, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, Lusia Harris, coach Billie Moore, and beyond--these women took on the world and proved everyone wrong." -- inside front jacket flap. |
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women's Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women's basketball on the map"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-313) and index. |
| Subject |
Basketball for women -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Olympic Games (21st : 1976 : Montréal, Québec) -- Juvenile literature.
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Women basketball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Basketball for women -- History.
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Basketball players.
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Olympic athletes.
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Women -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult literature.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780593351260 (paperback) |
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9780593351246 (hc.) |
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059335124X (hc.) |
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