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Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-Of-Foot Girl Hardback - 2020
by Megan Reid; Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
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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.
Author Megan Reid and artist Laura Freeman tell the story of history-making Althea Gibson--and the talent, force of spirit, and energy that made it possible for her to break barriers and ascend to the top of the tennis world.
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- Title Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-Of-Foot Girl
- Author Megan Reid; Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardback
- Pages 40
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins
- Publication date 2020-01-21
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780062851093 / 0062851098
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.3 in (28.45 x 22.35 x 0.76 cm)
- Age range 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Black History
- Topical: Lgbt
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Library of Congress subjects African American women, Tennis
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018968545
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 11/15/2019, Page 43
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 12/01/2019, Page 0
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2019, Page 0
- Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/2019, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 11/18/2019, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 12/01/2019, Page 99
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