Althea Gibson
Subtitle: young tennis player
By: by Beatrice Gormley ; illustrated by Meryl Henderson.
Contributors: Henderson, Meryl, ill.
Edition: 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Series: Childhood of famous Americans; Childhood of famous Americans series
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780689871870
Subjects: Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.; Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 -- Juvenile literature.; Gibson, Althea, 1927-; Tennis players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African American women tennis players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Athletes -- United States -- Biography.; Tennis players.; African Americans -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Little champ; title: Althea is a handful; title: Game of street life; title: Featherweight champion of 143rd street; title: Rich folks' game; title: Sugar hill manners and killer strokes; title: Tournament tennis and the SPCC; title: Doctors prescribe; title: Hard training; title: Long-range plan; title: Breakthrough; title: Biggest disappointment; title: Girl from harlem and the Queen of England; title: "I couldn't eat trophies"; title: Payback for Althea; title: For more information.