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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 As Fast As I Can
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'One girl. One dream. A few hurdles.

'Ten-year-old Vivian is determined to win a medal at the Olympic Games one day. Problem is, she hasn't found a sport she's any good at yet. But everyone says if you work hard enough you can achieve anything, right? So when Vivian discovers she has a talent for cross country running, finally, her Olympic dream might actually come true.

'But then a family illness is uncovered and all of Vivian's plans begin to unravel. Can she keep her dream alive? Or will she be stopped in her tracks?

'A funny, heartfelt novel about resilience, acceptance and dreaming big.' 

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Truth and Lies : It Sells like Teen Spirit Joy Lawn , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26 December 2020; (p. 18)

— Review of Deep Water Sarah Epstein , 2020 single work novel ; How to Grow a Family Tree Eliza Henry-Jones , 2020 single work novel ; The Book of Chance Sue Whiting , 2020 single work children's fiction ; As Fast As I Can Penny Tangey , 2020 single work novel
Truth and Lies : It Sells like Teen Spirit Joy Lawn , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26 December 2020; (p. 18)

— Review of Deep Water Sarah Epstein , 2020 single work novel ; How to Grow a Family Tree Eliza Henry-Jones , 2020 single work novel ; The Book of Chance Sue Whiting , 2020 single work children's fiction ; As Fast As I Can Penny Tangey , 2020 single work novel
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