Bibliograph

The girls, an all-American town, a predatory doctor, and the untold story of the gymnasts who brought him down, Abigail Pesta

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The girls, an all-American town, a predatory doctor, and the untold story of the gymnasts who brought him down, Abigail Pesta

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The girls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Abigail Pesta

Sub title

an all-American town, a predatory doctor, and the untold story of the gymnasts who brought him down

Summary

Larry Nassar, longtime doctor at Michigan State University and physician for the US Olympic gymnastics team, has been called one of the worst sexual predators in history. This is the inside story of how he got away with abusing hundreds of gymnasts for decades--and how a team of brave women, activists, and lawyers banded together to bring him down

Table Of Contents

The dream -- The town -- How it began -- The coach -- Goodbye to all that -- The disbelieved -- The scream -- The seduction -- How kids think -- The club -- The con -- The final act -- An epic fail -- The board -- The poker game -- Justice -- The memory -- Freedom -- Facing the truth -- The family -- The teen warriors -- The courtroom -- The army of survivors

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