Overview
A spirited picture book biography about Althea Gibson, the first blackĀ Wimbledon, French, and U.S. OpenĀ tennis champion, from debut author Megan Reid and Coretta Scott King Honorāwinning illustrator Laura Freeman.
Althea Gibson was the quickest, tallest, most fearless athlete in 1940s Harlem. She couldnāt sit still! When she put herĀ mind to it, the fleet-of-foot girlĀ reigned supreme at every sportāstickball 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 wasnāt enough for Althea. She knew she could be a tennis champion.
Because of segregation, black people werenāt allowed to compete against white people in sports. Althea didnāt 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 personāman or womanāto win a trophy at Wimbledon.
Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennisā Fleet-of-Foot Girl chronicles this trailblazing athleteās journeyāand 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.
This book title, Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-Foot Girl, ISBN: 9780062851093, by Megan Reid, Laura Freeman, published by HarperCollins (January 21, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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