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Lydia Reeder has crafted a thrilling, cinematic story that seems destined for the big screen (please cast Saoirse Ronan as Doll Harris!). I loved every minute I spent with the bold, daring women of the Cardinals basketball team, whose remarkable journey to victory is the stuff of American legend. <b> Karen Abbott, <i>New York Times</i>bestselling author of<i>Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy</i></b></p> Long before the influence of Title IX, a small college in Oklahoma, under the direction of a volunteer coach, was actively involved in recruiting women athletes. Based on extensive research and told with the talented storytelling ability of the author<i>, Dust Bowl Girls </i>is an important and enjoyable story. <b> Virginia Peters, Ph.D., Former Coach of Women's Basketball and Director of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma</b> <i>Dust Bowl Girls</i> reads like something pulled from the imagination of a Hollywood dreamer. However, it is a true story of a group of Oklahoma Dust Bowl farm girls melded together by a one-legged coach into the finest basketball team of the Depression era. This epic sports story is the stuff of which legends are made. <b> </b><b>W. Lynne Draper, Former President and CEO of the Jim Thorpe Association and the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and recipient of the NFL Players Association National Award of Excellence</b></p> Fun. Heartwarming. The story of a little-known but important moment in the history of basketball and women's sports in general. <b> </b><b><i>Fastpitch: The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made the Game</i></b><i> </i> For so long, women have been told they couldn't orshouldn't. In<i>Dust Bowl Girls, </i>Lydia Reedertells the story of pioneers in women's sport who refused to listen. In a mix of history and sports thriller, Reeder unearths the story a rag tag group of women - some of them teenagers - who took the first steps to proving women could be athletes too. It's an inspiring story. <b> </b><b>Jen A. Miller, author of<i>Running: A Love Story</i></b> As she tells the amazing story of Babb and his underdog women's basketball team, Reeder also reveals the challenges facing serious female athletes during the 1920s and '30s, including the perceived risk of destroying their feminine image by invading a man's world. Sports fans and general readers alike a re sure to find the story both worthwhile and enterta ining. A heartwarmingly inspirational tale. <b> <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b></p>

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