Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating by Rose Viña

Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating

She Made History

Rose Viña

32 pages first pub 2019 (view editions) user-added

nonfiction biography sports informative inspiring fast-paced
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Ice Breaker is ideal for readers who enjoy true stories of perseverance and triumph over societal barriers, blending historical struggles with personal athletic achievement.

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In the 1930s, only white figure skaters were allowed in public ice rinks and to compete for gold medals, but Mabel Fairbanks wouldn't let that stop her. With skates two sizes too big and a heart full of dreams, Mabel beat the odds and broke down c...

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