Bibliograph

Althea Gibson, the story of tennis' fleet-of-foot girl, written by Megan Reid ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

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Althea Gibson, the story of tennis' fleet-of-foot girl, written by Megan Reid ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page [34])

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Althea Gibson

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

written by Megan Reid ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Sub title

the story of tennis' fleet-of-foot girl

Summary

Althea Gibson was the quickest, tallest, most fearless athlete in 1940s Harlem. She couldn't sit still! When she put her mind to it, the fleet-of-foot girl reigned supreme at every sport--stickball with the boys, basketball with the girls, paddle tennis with anyone who would hit with her. But being the quickest, tallest, most fearless player in Harlem wasn't enough for Althea. She knew she could be a tennis champion. Because of segregation, black people weren't allowed to compete against white people in sports. Althea didn't care. She just wanted to play tennis against the best athletes in the world. And with skill and determination, she did just that, eventually becoming the first black person--man or woman--to win a trophy at Wimbledon

Target audience

juvenile

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