1. Lola Lafon, The Little Communist Who Never Smiled
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Lola Lafon, “Une vie de voleuse,”

2. Lafon was born in northern France in January 1974 and grew up in France, Bulgaria, and Romania
Her parents were literature professors in Bulgaria during the Ceausescu regime ( )
Supposedly Communist government that was run as a nepotistic authoritarian state (Securitate)
Trained in classical and modern dance since the age of four – studied literature at the Sorbonne in France
Has written and performed music and written a number of short stories and novels that have been described as “anarchist-feminist”
The Little Communist Who Never Smiled is her third novel, the first to be translated into English
Won ten awards in France upon initial publication
Who is Lola Lafon?

3. Ludmilla Tourischeva, 20 1972 Munich
“Gymnastics in the 1936 Olympics”
Olympic Gymnastics
Ludmilla and Olga at Munich 1972
Madison Kocian, 2016 Olympics
U.S. Women started competing in the Olympics in They won bronze in 1948, then nothing until a silver in 1984, before finally winning gold in 1996 in Atlanta.
Ludmilla Tourischeva, Munich
Olga Korbut, Munich

4. Nadia Comaneci 1976, Montreal Games 14 years old – First 10.0
Nadia Comaneci

5. Three Questions for You Today:
Why does Nadia’s routine in 1976 become so prominently known in the U.S. and around the world? (no references needed)
How, in the book’s imagination, does Nadia get characterized by her coaches and the people watching her? (find pages and quotes)
How, in the book, does she transform people’s behavior and dreams? (find pages and quotes)
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