As Fast As Her is an autobiography of United States women's national hockey team member, Kendall Coyne. It is an easy to read and inspirational story about how Kendall developed a love for hockey despite it being a male dominated sport with limited opportunities for girls. Kendall outlined how she preserved, and carved her own path to follow her hockey and more specifically Olympic dreams. This book does a great job of really painting a picture about the commitment, sacrifices, and work ethic it takes to earn the success that Kendall Coyne has.

I was drawn to this book having grown in the town right next to Palos Heights, Illinois and being familiar with Kendall Coyne as a "hometown hero". It was fun to read about places I knew first hand. Additionally, I related deeply to Kendall's love for sport and having to fight for equal opportunities because of her gender. I truly enjoyed getting to know a lot more about her story, and finished the book feeling like I really knew her!

I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to learn more about women's hockey, a strong woman athlete, and particularly youth who can use some inspiration to dream big and work hard to achieve their dreams!

Thank you to Kendall Coyne and Zonderkidz Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. And GO TEAM USA!

Kendall Coyne is one of the fastest and best hockey players to have ever graced the ice. She played collegiate hockey before joining the professional women’s hockey team the Minnesota Whitecaps for one season followed by the PWHPA. She’s also part of the Olympic team and will be back playing for the USA this year.

Handing it to youth athletes and fans of hockey alike. Will recommend.

Local-ish (2 hours from Chicago) women’s sports hero. I will look at our collection to see if other similar titles circulate well but I’m inclined to purchase. I like the hard working girl athlete story.