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Althea Gibson : young tennis player

Title
  1. Althea Gibson : young tennis player / by Beatrice Gormley ; illustrated by Meryl Henderson.
Published by
  1. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2005.
Supplementary content
  1. Publisher description
Author
  1. Gormley, Beatrice.

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Additional authors
  1. Henderson, Meryl.
  2. Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
  1. 215 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
Summary
  1. Follows the life of the first black woman to win the tennis competition at Wimbledon. One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.
Series statement
  1. Childhood of famous Americans
Uniform title
  1. Childhood of famous Americans series.
Subject
  1. Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature
  2. Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 > Juvenile literature
  3. Gibson, Althea, 1927-
  4. Tennis players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
  5. African American women tennis players > Biography > Juvenile literature
  6. Athletes > United States > Biography
  7. Tennis players
  8. African Americans > Biography
Contents
  1. Little champ -- Althea is a handful -- Game of street life -- Featherweight champion of 143rd street -- Rich folks' game -- Sugar hill manners and killer strokes -- Tournament tennis and the SPCC -- Doctors prescribe -- Hard training -- Long-range plan -- Breakthrough -- Biggest disappointment -- Girl from harlem and the Queen of England -- "I couldn't eat trophies" -- Payback for Althea -- For more information.
Call number
  1. Sc C 07-216
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215).
Author
  1. Gormley, Beatrice.
Title
  1. Althea Gibson : young tennis player / by Beatrice Gormley ; illustrated by Meryl Henderson.
Imprint
  1. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2005.
Edition
  1. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Series
  1. Childhood of famous Americans
  2. Childhood of famous Americans series.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215).
Connect to:
  1. Publisher description
Added author
  1. Henderson, Meryl.
  2. Schomburg Children's Collection.
LCCN
  1. 2004105710
ISBN
  1. 0689871872
  2. 9780689871870
Research call number
  1. Sc C 07-216
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