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Althea Gibson : young tennis player
- Title
- Althea Gibson : young tennis player / by Beatrice Gormley ; illustrated by Meryl Henderson.
- Author
- Gormley, Beatrice.
- Publication
- New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2005.
- Supplementary Content
- Publisher description
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc C 07-216 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- 215 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- 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
- Childhood of famous Americans
- Uniform Title
- Childhood of famous Americans series.
- Subject
- 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
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215).
- Contents
- 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
- Sc C 07-216
- ISBN
- 0689871872
- 9780689871870
- LCCN
- 2004105710
- OCLC
- 57436776
- Author
- Gormley, Beatrice.
- Title
- Althea Gibson : young tennis player / by Beatrice Gormley ; illustrated by Meryl Henderson.
- Imprint
- New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2005.
- Edition
- 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
- Series
- Childhood of famous AmericansChildhood of famous Americans series.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Henderson, Meryl.Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc C 07-216