Description
Mothers and daughters, coaches and players, athletic vs. academic cultures: Go-to Girl provides a portrait of student-athlete J.J. Gearhart as she navigates life at an elite school. One of the first female athletics scholarship recipients at Stanford University, J.J.'s ambitions are simple: she wants an Olympic volleyball career and a medical school degree. She hopes to find a cure for her mother's mysterious autoimmune illness before her Mama Jo dies. A heroine's journey full of obstacles, Go-to Girl: Digs, Dives and a Golden Spike celebrates the strange and magical culture of 1980s Stanford University, as Gearhart learns that life is not about finding herself; it's about creating a self, full of purpose and joy.
Author: Jenyth Jj Gearhart
Publisher: Advanced Publishing LLC
Published: 08/01/2023
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9781631322051
ISBN10: 1631322052
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
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