num_pages: 40
description: It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one Wilma Rudolph three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville Tennessee just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams determination and the power of friendship.
language: English
title: The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
publisher: Chronicle Books