Althea Gibson : the story of tennis' fleet-of-foot girl
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Author
Contributors
Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.
Published
New York, York : Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020].
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Status
Shirlington - Kids Biography
JB GIBSON A
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JB GIBSON A
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shirlington - Kids Biography | JB GIBSON A | Available |
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Published
New York, York : Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page [34]).
Description
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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women tennis players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Gibson, Althea, -- 1927-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Tennis players -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women tennis players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women tennis players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Gibson, Althea, -- 1927-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Tennis players -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women tennis players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Reid, M., & Freeman, L. (. (2020). Althea Gibson: the story of tennis' fleet-of-foot girl (First edition.). Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Megan and Laura (Illustrator), Freeman. 2020. Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-foot Girl. Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Megan and Laura (Illustrator), Freeman. Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-foot Girl Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Reid, Megan, and Laura (Illustrator) Freeman. Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-foot Girl First edition., Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.
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