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Playing to Win
The Story of Althea Gibson
By Deans, Karen & Brown, Elbrite
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82341-926-5
- Publisher
- New York : Holiday House, c2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
K-Gr 3 Not only was Gibson a record-breaking tennis player, but she also played an important role in breaking down racial barriers. As a child of poor sharecroppers in the volatile South, life was full of hardships, which resulted in her being sent off to live with an aunt in New York City and then to another aunt in Philadelphia. When she was nine, the family was reuni...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
This detailed, carefully researched, clearly written account tells of Gibson's journey from poor sharecroppers' daughter to tennis champion: it's a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
