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Run Like A Girl

As girl athletes approach their teen years, they drop out of sports at a much faster rate than boys. A mother-daughter writing team was concerned about this alarming trend and decided to write a series of fiction books to address the topic. With their Run Like A Girl series, the duo hopes to inspire young female athletes to stay in sports. Listen to hear about the first book in the series, and find out what it was like for the mother and daughter writers to work together.

Sports Gender Young Adult Literature Realistic Fiction Youth Newsy Pooloozi

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AIR DATE: 01/19/2022