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Author:

Reid, Megan. author.

Title:

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

Edition:

First edition

Publisher:

Balzar + Brayan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Subject:

Gibson, Althea,--1927-2003--Juvenile literature.
African American women tennis players--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women tennis players--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Tennis players--Juvenile literature.
African American women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Picture books.

Other Authors:

Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [34]).

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.

ISBN:

0062851098
9780062851093

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1099200411

LCCN:

2018968545

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)